Charles Woollven Greening DSC, RN
| Born | 13 Jul 1903 |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jul 1955 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Charles Woollven Greening, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Hereward (H 93) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 22 Jul 1938 | 28 Feb 1941 |
| HMS Tyrian (R 67) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Feb 1943 | 14 Mar 1944 |
| HMS Tyrian (R 67) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 20 Mar 1944 | 26 Mar 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Hereward (H 93)
7 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN) arrived at Freetown with the captured German merchant vessel Uhenfels (7603 GRT, built 1931). (1)
22 Jan 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN) is undocked. (2)
13 May 1940
HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN) evacuated Holland?s Queen Wilhelmina to Britain after the Netherlands had been invaded by Germany on 10 May.
18 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN) and HMS Imperial (Lt.Cdr. C.A.deW. Kitcat, RN) shifted from Alexandria to Port Said for upcoming convoy duties. (3)
14 Dec 1940
The Italian submarine Naiade was sunk near Bardia by the British destroyers HMS Hyperion (Cdr. H.St.L. Nicolson, DSO, RN) and HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN).
Sources
- ADM 199/380
- ADM 53/112425
- ADM 199/386
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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