Bryan Gouthwaite Scurfield DSO, OBE, RN
| Born | 7 Aug 1902 | ||
| Died | 11 Apr 1945 | (42) | Died as POW by strafing of British aircraft |
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Warship Commands listed for Bryan Gouthwaite Scurfield, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Broke (D 83) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 27 Sep 1939 | 7 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Bedouin (F 67) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 8 Jul 1941 | 15 Jun 1942 |
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Destroyer HMS Broke (D 83)
11 Mar 1940
HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) scuttled the wreck of the Dutch tanker Eulota that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-28 about 130 nautical miles west of Ushant in position 48°35'N, 08°22'W.
7 Jul 1940 (position 50.10, -7.56)
HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) rescued 15 survivors from the Estonian merchant Vapper that had been sunk the day before by U-34 south of Cape Clear in position 49°30'N, 09°15'W.
8 Jul 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Broke (Cdr. B.G. Scurfield, RN) rescued 20 survivors from the Swedish merchant Bissen that had been sunk the day before by U-99 about 80 miles south-south-west of Cape Clear in position 50°06'N, 10°23'W.
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