William Alan Frank Hawkins DSO, DSC, OBE, RN
| Born | 23 Apr 1908 |
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Retired: 7 Jan 1958 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Alan Frank Hawkins, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Sardonyx (H 26) | Lt. | Destroyer | 17 Jan 1939 | Dec 1939 |
| HMS Winchelsea (D 46) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 20 Dec 1939 | Dec 1941 |
| HMS Partridge (G 30) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 17 Dec 1941 | 18 Dec 1942 |
| HMS Whirlwind (ii) (R 87) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 14 Jun 1944 | Jul 1946 |
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Destroyer HMS Winchelsea (D 46)
27 Jul 1940
HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, RN) picks up 48 survivors from the British merchant Sambre that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-34 south-south-west of Rockall in position 56°37'N, 17°53'W.
HMS Winchelsea also picks up 36 survivors from the British merchant Thiara that was also torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-34 south-south-west of Rockall in position 56°37'N, 17°56'W.
17 Sep 1940
HMS Winchelsea (Lt.Cdr. W.A.F. Hawkins, DSC, RN) picks up 25 survivors from the British merchant Crown Arun that was torpedoed and sunk (with gunfire) by German U-boat U-99 north of Rockall in position 58°02'N, 14°18'W.
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