Sidney Hugh Pinchin DSC, RN

Born  17 Apr 1905


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Ranks

15 Sep 1925 A/S.Lt.
30 Mar 1926 S.Lt.
30 Aug 1927 Lt.
30 Aug 1935 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1943 Cdr.

Retired: 28 Feb 1955


Decorations

14 Oct 1941 DSC
1 Jan 1955 OBE

Warship Commands listed for Sidney Hugh Pinchin, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Holcombe (L 56)Lt.Cdr.Escort destroyer20 Jun 194216 Aug 1943
HMS Newcastle (76)Cdr.Light cruiser8 May 194411 Jun 1944
HMS Newcastle (76)Cdr.Light cruiser17 Apr 194522 Oct 1945

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Events related to this officer

Light cruiser HMS Newcastle (76)


27 Apr 1945
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) arrived at Fremantle. (1)

28 Apr 1945
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) departed Fremantle for Colombo. (1)

6 May 1945
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) arrived at Colombo. (2)

7 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) departed Colombo for Suez. (2)

14 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) arrived at Suez. (2)

15 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) transited the Suez Canal northbound and arrived at Port Said.

She departed Port Said shortly before midnight for Gibraltar. (2)

20 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) arrived at Gibraltar.

She departed for Plymouth later the same day. (2)

23 May 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) arrived at Plymouth. (2)

17 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) departed Plymouth for Hebburn-on-Tyne. (3)

19 Jul 1945 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Newcastle (Cdr. S.H. Pinchin, DSC, RN) arrived at Hebburn-on-Tyne where she is taken in hand for refit at the Palmers Shipyard.

Her refit however was broken off and she was made fit for trooping service after the war had ended. (3)

Sources

  1. ADM 53/121896
  2. ADM 53/121897
  3. ADM 53/121899

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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