Cecil John Grenfell, RN
| Born | 2 Jan 1908 | Marylebone, Greater London, England, U.K. | |
| Died | 7 Jan 1980 | (72) | Plymouth, Devon, England, U.K. |
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Warship Commands listed for Cecil John Grenfell, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Capetown (D 88) | A/Cdr. | Light cruiser | Aug 1943 | late 1943 |
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Events related to this officer
Light cruiser HMS Capetown (D 88)
26 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Capetown (Capt. C.L. Robertson, RN or A/Cdr. C.J. Grenfell, RN) arrived at Alexandria from Aden. (1)
28 Aug 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Capetown (A/Cdr. C.J. Grenfell, RN) departed Alexandria for Malta. (1)
30 Aug 1943
HMS Capetown (A/Cdr. C.J. Grenfell, RN) arrived at Malta from Alexandria. She departed for Gibraltar later the same day. (1)
1 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Capetown (A/Cdr. C.J. Grenfell, RN) arrived at Gibraltar from Malta. (1)
4 Sep 1943 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Capetown (A/Cdr. C.J. Grenfell, RN) departed Gibraltar for Plymouth. (1)
6 Sep 1943
HMS Capetown (A/Cdr. C.J. Grenfell, RN) arrived at Plymouth from Gibraltar.
At Plymouth she was reduced to Care and Maintenance and later she was used as accommodation ship.
For the upcoming landings at Normandy she was outfitted to serve as 'convoy control ship' and durning the Normandy landings she served in that role at Mulberry A. [Further details are currently not known to us.]
In September 1944 she returned to the U.K. and ended up at Falmouth as accommodation ship. (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/2549
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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