Caspar Silas Balfour Swinley DSO, DSC, RN
| Born | 28 Oct 1898 | ||
| Died | 3 Sep 1983 | (84) |
| Ranks
Retired: 7 Jul 1951 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Caspar Silas Balfour Swinley, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Codrington (D 65) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 26 Nov 1939 | 8 Feb 1940 |
| HMS Isis (D 87) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 17 Jun 1940 | Dec 41 ? |
| HMS Arethusa (26) | Capt. | Light cruiser | Jun 1945 | late 1945 |
Career information
He was SORF Plymouth & CO HMS Tartar 11/46-4/47.
He retired 7/7/51.
Circa 8/53 he was Chief of Naval Staff , Pakistan Navy presumably replacing RA Jefford.
Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Isis (D 87)
29 Sep 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Isis (Cdr. C.S.B. Swinley, DSC, RN) is docked in the floating dock at Scapa Flow. (1)
1 Oct 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Isis (Cdr. C.S.B. Swinley, DSC, RN) is undocked. (2)
4 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 0800C/4, HMS Isis (Cdr. C.S.B. Swinley, DSC, RN) and HMS Encounter (Lt.Cdr. E.V.St J. Morgan, RN) arrived at Aden from Kilindini / Mombasa. (3)
5 Apr 1941 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1635C/5, HMS Isis (Cdr. C.S.B. Swinley, DSC, RN) and HMS Encounter (Lt.Cdr. E.V.St J. Morgan, RN) departed Aden for Suez. They had now both on board some RAF personnel embarked at Aden. (3)
Sources
- ADM 53/112636
- ADM 53/112637
- ADM 53/114566 + ADM 199/410
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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