Godfrey Noel Brewer DSO, RN

Born  17 Mar 1901Gloucester
Died  5 Apr 1988(87)Oxted


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Ranks

15 May 1920 A/S.Lt.
15 Jan 1921 S.Lt.
15 Jun 1922 Lt
15 Jun 1930 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1935 Cdr.
30 Jun 1943 Capt.

Retired: 8 Jul 1952


Decorations

11 Jul 1940 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
6 Apr 1943 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
19 Oct 1943 DSO

Warship Commands listed for Godfrey Noel Brewer, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Maori (F 24)Cdr.Destroyer15 Oct 193830 May 1940
HMS Stork (L 81 / U 81)Cdr.Sloop1 Aug 1942Feb 1943
HMS Churchill (I 45)Cdr.Destroyer27 Feb 1943Mar 1943
HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86)Cdr.Sloop2 Apr 194327 Aug 1943
HMS Caesar (R 07)Capt.Destroyer14 Oct 1944late 1945

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Events related to this officer

Sloop HMS Pelican (L 86 / U 86)


6 May 1943 (position 52.00, -45.10)
German U-boat U-438 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of Newfoundland, in approximate position 52°00'N, 45°10'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN).


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