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458:. In June 1933, after his mother's death, Hichens inherited half of his father's estate and Bodrennick House, and at the same time completed his articles. He became a junior partner with Reginald Rodgers on 1 January 1934. Robert and Catherine had two sons: Robert, born in 1932, and Antony, born in 1936.
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Hichens lost the first boat under his command during the night action 2/3 October 1942. Engaging four trawlers MGB 78 went in for a depth charge attack and was lost to enemy fire. Another boat, MGB 76, was lost during the night of 5/6 October 1942, when the flotilla was ambushed by two German torpedo
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lying at anchor, and located four E boats waiting to enter harbour. Having caught them by surprise they opened fire on the stationary boats and after a short engagement withdrew leaving two of the enemy boats on fire. For this action
Hichens received a second MID, while other members of the flotilla
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The flotilla was ordered back to
Felixstowe in Autumn 1942. Their first contact with the enemy was on the night 14/15 September when they engaged a small convoy off the Hook of Holland. They followed a convoy that was escorted by four Flak trawlers almost into harbour before inflicting considerable
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returning to base. The flotilla engaged five E boats, causing damage to all five boats, damaging two severely and forcing them to disperse. One E boat was later found abandoned by the crew and boarded. This was the first E boat captured and
Hichens' crew obtained valuable information and equipment
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On the night of 12/13 April 1943, the flotilla was ordered to escort mine laying MLs off the Dutch coast. Detecting two trawlers they engaged them leaving one on fire, but as they withdrew MGB 77 was hit, killing
Hichens outright and wounding three others on the bridge. Hichens received a
702:(MASB). He was appointed to his first command, MASB 16, on 4 November 1940, which he held until 18 November 1940, when he was appointed commander of MASB 18. His final MASB command was MASB 14, which he took up 23 December 1940. These boats were lightly armed with two twin
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and one E boat. They passed twice at high speed before losing contact, but twice during the night they located them and eventually carried out depth charge attacks. Both
Hichens and the commander of the other boat received a MID for this action.
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Dunkirk another three times, Hichens once more went ashore to arrange the evacuation before the end of the operation. For his work on the beaches in the withdrawal of the Allied armies from Dunkirk, Hichens was awarded the
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When Robert
Hichens was appointed senior officer in command of the 6th MGB Flotilla from September 1941, he became the first RNVR officer to command a flotilla in the Second World War. Along with the new command came a promotion to
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was ordered home with a full complement of soldiers, Hichens asked to be left behind to continue with the evacuation. He was given permission but also informed he would have to find his own way home. Arriving back in
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at Oxford), when
Hichens was at Magdalen, they came third in 1928, sixth in 1929 and eighth in 1930, which was the college's lowest position in the race since 1876. While at university he also joined the
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to his DSC, the citation noting his "...oolness skill and readiness when in action against enemy E boats sinking one and damaging others". Other members of the flotilla were awarded one
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Victoria Cross, under the British honours system at the time the only other option left to the authorities was a posthumous MID.
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64, becoming the first RNVR officer to command a MGB, and the only RNVR crewed boat in the 6th MGB Flotilla. It was when in command of MGB 64 that
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damage to it. For this, Hichens was awarded a second Bar to his DSC. Other members of the flotilla were awarded a DSC, two DSMs and a MID.
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Robert Hichens met his future wife, Catherine Gilbert Enys of
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Regatta and the Prince of Wales Cup, coming fifth on the
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Flotilla and later the 8th Motor Gun Boat Flotilla.
294:sailing events and three times participated in the
1982:The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, Volume 124
717:In January 1941, Hichens was given a new command,
618:and the only action seen was on 15 May 1940, when
1968:Army Quarterly and Defence Journal (1994), p. 23.
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2011:A Cornish Inheritance: the Harveys of Chacewater
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1384:. Experience Le Mans in French. Archived from
1358:. Experience Le Mans in French. Archived from
1332:. Experience Le Mans in French. Archived from
2201:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
2068:Home Waters MTBs & MGBs at War, 1939–1945
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1780:(Supplement). 8 September 1942. p. 3917.
1724:(Supplement). 10 November 1942. p. 4883.
278:, Hichens was a keen sportsman who rowed for
1875:(Supplement). 6 November 1942. p. 4883.
910:were awarded a DSC, two DSMs and four MIDs.
557:Robert Hichens applied to transfer from the
490:in 1936. He also entered the competition at
271:after being killed in action in April 1943.
2196:Royal Navy personnel killed in World War II
2119:. London UK: William Kimber & Co. ltd.
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1639:(Supplement). 6 February 1942. p. 653.
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1088:"Wartime heroics remembered in Felixstowe"
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1949:(Supplement). 18 June 1943. p. 2819.
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2134:Hichens, Robert Peverell (1946).
2070:. Sutton in association with The
1207:. 31 December 1929. p. 8505.
839:(DSO) following this engagement.
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2047:Lambert, John; Ross, Al (1990).
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1984:. West of England Press. 1994.
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261:Distinguished Service Crosses
2066:Reynolds, Leonard C (2000).
2032:. Pen & Sword Military.
985:Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
525:which he used to compete in
406:, receiving a commission as
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257:Distinguished Service Orders
253:Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
118:Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
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2181:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
2138:. British Publishers Guild.
1734:Lambert & Ross, p. 202.
881:Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
837:Distinguished Service Order
816:(DSM) and five others were
814:Distinguished Service Medal
665:Distinguished Service Cross
627:British Expeditionary Force
208:Distinguished Service Cross
200:Distinguished Service Order
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1743:Lambert & Ross, p. 81.
1494:Lambert & Ross, p. 29.
946:We fought them in Gunboats
700:Motor Anti-Submarine Boats
629:were being evacuated from
602:in April 1940, during the
255:(RNVR), being awarded two
2093:. Naval Institute Press.
1986:Digitized 23 August 2008.
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547:1939 24 Hours of Le Mans
543:1938 24 Hours of Le Mans
539:1937 24 Hours of Le Mans
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340:Royal Army Medical Corps
280:Magdalen College, Oxford
963:MID for these actions.
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500:Royal Ocean Racing Club
470:and started to race in
404:Officers Training Corps
228:Robert Peverell Hichens
216:Mentioned in Despatches
37:Robert Peverell Hichens
25:Robert Peverell Hichens
16:British naval commander
1382:"Le Mans results 1939"
1356:"Le Mans results 1938"
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314:and commanded the 6th
298:. On land he raced in
292:International Fourteen
290:. He also competed in
282:, and competed in the
265:Mentions in Despatches
2089:Scott, Peter (2009).
1990:Cook, Graeme (1977).
1959:Hichens, pp. 322–334.
1930:Hichens, pp. 327–328.
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1903:Hichens, pp. 294–295.
1829:Hichens, pp. 267–273.
1811:Hichens, pp. 242–244.
1761:Hichens, pp. 257–259.
1705:Hichens, pp. 212–223.
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125:Years of service
2009:Gore, David (1997).
1388:on 19 September 2010
1362:on 23 September 2010
1336:on 19 September 2010
794:lieutenant commander
687:Hichens was sent to
529:at Beggers Roost in
312:lieutenant commander
225:Lieutenant Commander
137:Lieutenant commander
2072:Imperial War Museum
1460:Hichens, pp. 71–85.
1442:Hichens, pp. 65–67.
1424:Hichens, pp. 33–38.
1415:Hichens, pp. 30–31.
1298:Hichens, pp. 20–21.
1226:Hichens, pp. 15–18.
907:German torpedo boat
888:Motor Torpedo Boats
535:24 Hours of Le Mans
462:Competitive sailing
375:Marlborough College
308:24 Hours of Le Mans
1992:Small Boat Raiders
1946:The London Gazette
1872:The London Gazette
1777:The London Gazette
1721:The London Gazette
1674:The London Gazette
1636:The London Gazette
1476:The London Gazette
1280:on 4 December 2010
1204:The London Gazette
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188:Dunkirk evacuation
2126:978-1-84832-016-1
2100:978-1-59114-041-2
2039:978-1-84415-656-6
1179:Hichens, pp. 5–9.
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1289:
1287:
1285:
1266:
1260:
1257:
1248:
1245:
1239:
1236:
1227:
1224:
1218:
1215:
1209:
1208:
1195:
1189:
1186:
1180:
1177:
1171:
1168:
1157:
1154:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1135:on 9 August 2011
1131:. Archived from
1121:
1112:
1109:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1084:
1075:
1072:
1056:
1053:
1047:
1040:
1034:
1027:
1021:
1018:
843:8th MGB Flotilla
698:for training on
635:Operation Dynamo
559:Territorial Army
553:Second World War
387:Saint Peter Port
336:Territorial Army
276:Second World War
250:
241:
183:Second World War
174:8th MGB Flotilla
170:6th MGB Flotilla
113:Territorial Army
108:
77:
60:
58:
35:
21:
20:
2241:
2240:
2236:
2235:
2234:
2232:
2231:
2230:
2161:
2160:
2153:Cornwall portal
2151:
2146:
2144:
2127:
2111:
2109:Further reading
2101:
2082:
2059:
2040:
2021:
2002:
1980:
1972:
1967:
1963:
1958:
1954:
1938:
1934:
1929:
1925:
1920:
1916:
1911:
1907:
1902:
1898:
1893:
1889:
1884:
1880:
1864:
1860:
1855:
1851:
1846:
1842:
1837:
1833:
1828:
1824:
1819:
1815:
1810:
1806:
1801:
1794:
1789:
1785:
1769:
1765:
1760:
1756:
1751:
1747:
1742:
1738:
1733:
1729:
1713:
1709:
1704:
1700:
1695:
1691:
1686:
1682:
1666:
1662:
1657:
1653:
1648:
1644:
1628:
1624:
1619:
1615:
1610:
1606:
1601:
1597:
1592:
1588:
1583:
1579:
1574:
1570:
1565:
1561:
1556:
1552:
1547:
1543:
1538:
1534:
1529:
1525:
1520:
1516:
1511:
1507:
1502:
1498:
1493:
1484:
1468:
1464:
1459:
1455:
1451:Hichens, p. 69.
1450:
1446:
1441:
1437:
1433:Hichens, p. 53.
1432:
1428:
1423:
1419:
1414:
1410:
1406:Hichens, p. 28.
1405:
1401:
1391:
1389:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1365:
1363:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1339:
1337:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1319:Hichens, p. 22.
1318:
1314:
1310:Hichens, p. 21.
1309:
1302:
1297:
1293:
1283:
1281:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1258:
1251:
1247:Hichens, p. 24.
1246:
1242:
1238:Hichens, p. 19.
1237:
1230:
1225:
1221:
1217:Hichens, p. 16.
1216:
1212:
1196:
1192:
1187:
1183:
1178:
1174:
1169:
1160:
1155:
1148:
1138:
1136:
1129:Daily Telegraph
1123:
1122:
1115:
1110:
1106:
1096:
1094:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1073:
1069:
1060:
1059:
1054:
1050:
1041:
1037:
1028:
1024:
1019:
1015:
1005:
969:
938:
845:
801:Hook of Holland
781:
673:
658:on 1 June. HMS
610:were kept busy
582:
555:
512:
464:
420:
383:Channel Islands
367:
324:
239:
231:
214:
206:
173:
171:
169:
164:
162:
160:
116:
94:
79:
75:
62:
56:
54:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2239:
2229:
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2208:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2157:
2156:
2141:
2140:
2131:
2125:
2110:
2107:
2106:
2105:
2099:
2086:
2080:
2063:
2057:
2044:
2038:
2025:
2019:
2006:
2000:
1987:
1977:
1976:
1971:
1970:
1961:
1952:
1932:
1923:
1914:
1905:
1896:
1887:
1878:
1858:
1849:
1847:Scott, p. 115.
1840:
1831:
1822:
1813:
1804:
1792:
1783:
1763:
1754:
1745:
1736:
1727:
1707:
1698:
1689:
1680:
1660:
1651:
1642:
1622:
1613:
1604:
1595:
1586:
1577:
1568:
1559:
1550:
1541:
1532:
1523:
1514:
1505:
1496:
1482:
1462:
1453:
1444:
1435:
1426:
1417:
1408:
1399:
1373:
1347:
1321:
1312:
1300:
1291:
1261:
1249:
1240:
1228:
1219:
1210:
1190:
1188:Hichens, p. 9.
1181:
1172:
1170:Hichens, p. 4.
1158:
1156:Hichens, p. 3.
1146:
1113:
1111:Hichens, p. 2.
1104:
1076:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1048:
1035:
1031:King George VI
1022:
1012:
1011:
1010:
1009:
1004:
1001:
973:Victoria Cross
968:
965:
953:Motor Launches
937:
934:
921:in command of
865:naval trawlers
844:
841:
780:
777:
769:petty officers
719:Motor Gun Boat
685:Coastal Forces
672:
671:Coastal forces
669:
581:
578:
574:sub lieutenant
554:
551:
511:
508:
463:
460:
452:Henley Regatta
448:Bedford Square
440:articled clerk
419:
416:
366:
363:
323:
320:
316:Motor Gun Boat
288:Henley Regatta
269:Victoria Cross
220:
219:
197:
193:
192:
191:
190:
180:
176:
175:
154:
150:
149:
147:Coastal Forces
144:
140:
139:
134:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
110:
104:
103:
102:United Kingdom
100:
96:
95:
90:
88:
84:
83:
78:(aged 34)
72:
68:
67:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2238:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2209:
2207:
2204:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2168:
2166:
2159:
2154:
2143:
2137:
2132:
2128:
2122:
2118:
2113:
2112:
2102:
2096:
2092:
2087:
2083:
2081:0-7509-2518-3
2077:
2073:
2069:
2064:
2060:
2058:0-85177-519-5
2054:
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2045:
2041:
2035:
2031:
2026:
2022:
2020:0-9530912-0-1
2016:
2012:
2007:
2003:
2001:0-246-10807-X
1997:
1993:
1988:
1983:
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1978:
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1973:
1965:
1956:
1948:
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1936:
1927:
1918:
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1900:
1891:
1882:
1874:
1873:
1868:
1862:
1853:
1844:
1835:
1826:
1817:
1808:
1799:
1797:
1787:
1779:
1778:
1773:
1767:
1758:
1752:Scott, p. 77.
1749:
1740:
1731:
1723:
1722:
1717:
1711:
1702:
1693:
1684:
1676:
1675:
1670:
1664:
1655:
1646:
1638:
1637:
1632:
1626:
1617:
1608:
1599:
1590:
1584:Scott, p. 35.
1581:
1572:
1563:
1554:
1545:
1536:
1527:
1518:
1509:
1500:
1491:
1489:
1487:
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1472:
1466:
1457:
1448:
1439:
1430:
1421:
1412:
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1387:
1383:
1377:
1361:
1357:
1351:
1335:
1331:
1325:
1316:
1307:
1305:
1295:
1279:
1275:
1271:
1265:
1256:
1254:
1244:
1235:
1233:
1223:
1214:
1206:
1205:
1200:
1194:
1185:
1176:
1167:
1165:
1163:
1153:
1151:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1120:
1118:
1108:
1093:
1089:
1083:
1081:
1071:
1067:
1062:
1061:
1052:
1045:
1039:
1032:
1026:
1017:
1013:
1007:
1006:
1000:
998:
995:in charge at
994:
990:
986:
982:
978:
974:
964:
962:
956:
954:
949:
947:
942:
933:
931:
927:
926:
920:
915:
911:
908:
904:
899:
897:
893:
889:
884:
882:
878:
874:
870:
866:
862:
858:
854:
850:
840:
838:
834:
829:
826:
821:
819:
815:
811:
806:
802:
797:
795:
785:
776:
774:
770:
766:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
737:
730:
728:
724:
720:
715:
713:
709:
708:depth charges
705:
701:
697:
693:
692:
686:
677:
668:
666:
661:
657:
653:
650:on the yacht
649:
644:
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636:
632:
628:
624:
623:
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609:
605:
601:
600:
594:
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571:
570:
564:
560:
550:
548:
544:
540:
536:
532:
528:
524:
520:
517:
507:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
459:
457:
456:Double sculls
453:
449:
445:
441:
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429:
425:
415:
413:
409:
405:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
362:
360:
359:Carrick Roads
356:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
300:hill climbing
297:
293:
289:
285:
284:Double sculls
281:
277:
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266:
262:
258:
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245:
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226:
217:
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198:
194:
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177:
167:
158:
155:
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148:
145:
141:
138:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
114:
111:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
82:
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73:
69:
65:
53:
49:
45:
41:
34:
29:
22:
19:
2158:
2135:
2116:
2090:
2067:
2048:
2029:
2010:
1991:
1981:
1964:
1955:
1944:
1935:
1926:
1917:
1908:
1899:
1890:
1881:
1870:
1861:
1852:
1843:
1834:
1825:
1816:
1807:
1786:
1775:
1766:
1757:
1748:
1739:
1730:
1719:
1710:
1701:
1692:
1683:
1672:
1663:
1654:
1645:
1634:
1625:
1616:
1607:
1602:Cook, p. 48.
1598:
1589:
1580:
1571:
1562:
1553:
1544:
1535:
1526:
1517:
1512:Cook, p. 46.
1508:
1499:
1474:
1465:
1456:
1447:
1438:
1429:
1420:
1411:
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1390:. Retrieved
1386:the original
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1137:. Retrieved
1133:the original
1128:
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1092:Evening Star
1091:
1074:Gore, p. 54.
1070:
1051:
1038:
1025:
1016:
993:Flag officer
991:Rogers (the
989:Rear Admiral
970:
957:
950:
945:
943:
939:
924:
916:
912:
900:
885:
846:
830:
822:
798:
790:
735:
731:
726:
722:
716:
690:
682:
659:
655:
654:he rejoined
651:
642:
638:
621:
612:minesweeping
606:period both
598:
591:
583:
568:
556:
516:Aston Martin
513:
510:Motor racing
504:Fastnet race
479:
475:
465:
421:
418:Married life
368:
354:
338:unit of the
325:
296:Fastnet race
273:
227:
223:
179:Battles/wars
76:(1943-04-13)
61:2 March 1909
18:
2176:1943 deaths
2171:1909 births
1941:"No. 36062"
1867:"No. 35780"
1772:"No. 35695"
1716:"No. 35780"
1669:"No. 35474"
1631:"No. 35449"
1471:"No. 34925"
1392:27 November
1366:27 November
1340:27 November
1284:28 November
1199:"No. 33565"
1139:25 November
1097:25 November
981:George Lyon
569:King Alfred
527:hill climbs
519:touring car
488:River Clyde
395:Eights Week
371:prep school
328:Northampton
274:Before the
64:Northampton
43:Nickname(s)
2165:Categories
2051:. Conway.
961:posthumous
936:Casualties
803:to engage
741:Felixstowe
604:Phoney war
586:lieutenant
480:Venture II
428:St Gluvias
322:Early life
302:events in
263:and three
99:Allegiance
92:Felixstowe
57:1909-03-02
1274:The Times
1063:Citations
1044:destroyer
1008:Footnotes
923:HMS
919:commander
896:torpedoes
857:Cherbourg
853:Dartmouth
734:HMS
637:and that
620:HMS
616:North Sea
608:flotillas
597:HMS
590:HMS
567:HMS
492:Lowestoft
444:solicitor
365:Education
332:Great War
128:1929–1943
120:(1936–43)
115:(1929–36)
81:North Sea
66:, England
930:Weymouth
903:Guernsey
873:Alderney
696:Portland
531:Somerset
436:Falmouth
430:church,
412:Flushing
379:Guernsey
355:Arethusa
348:Cornwall
344:St Mawes
304:Somerset
259:, three
248:Two Bars
212:Two Bars
153:Commands
107:Service/
1975:General
997:Harwich
825:R boats
805:E boats
773:ratings
771:and 14
745:E boats
736:Beehive
667:(DSC).
631:Dunkirk
614:in the
592:Halcyon
561:to the
476:Venture
454:in the
381:in the
286:at the
163:MASB 14
161:MASB 18
2123:
2097:
2078:
2055:
2036:
2017:
1998:
987:) and
869:tanker
861:convoy
833:Ostend
691:Osprey
622:Hussar
521:and a
432:Penryn
352:dinghy
246:&
235:&
210:&
202:&
196:Awards
172:MGB 77
109:branch
87:Buried
1003:Notes
983:(the
727:Hitch
723:Hitch
712:knots
660:Niger
656:Niger
652:Chico
648:Dover
643:Niger
639:Niger
599:Niger
523:Riley
484:Fowey
242:
240:,
46:Hitch
2121:ISBN
2095:ISBN
2076:ISBN
2053:ISBN
2034:ISBN
2015:ISBN
1996:ISBN
1394:2009
1368:2009
1342:2009
1286:2009
1141:2009
1099:2009
892:Flak
706:and
689:HMS
478:and
424:Enys
157:MASB
143:Unit
133:Rank
71:Died
51:Born
928:at
925:Bee
863:of
810:Bar
763:or
739:in
694:at
633:in
357:on
346:in
244:DSC
237:Bar
233:DSO
218:(3)
204:Bar
166:MGB
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1943:.
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