William John Seymour, RAN

Born  7 Apr 1900Carshalton, England, U.K.


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Ranks

15 Oct 1920 Lt.
15 Oct 1928 Lt.Cdr.
29 Jun 1937 Lt.Cdr. (emergency)
8 May 1946 Cdr. (retired)

Decorations

Warship Commands listed for William John Seymour, RAN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMAS Gawler (J 188)Lt.Cdr. (emergency)Minesweeper15 Jul 19424 Jun 1944

Career information

Retired RN officer placed on the RAN Emergency List on 29 June 1937.
Reverted to the RN Retired list on 7 April 1960.

Events related to this officer

Minesweeper HMAS Gawler (J 188)


17 Jun 1943
HMAS Gawler (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Seymour, RN) picks up survivors from the British troop transport Yoma that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-81 northwest of Derna in position 33°03'N, 22°04'E.


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