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David Edward Gillespie Wemyss DSO, DSC, RN

Born  21 Feb 1900


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Ranks

1 Jan 1916 Mid.
15 Jan 1918 A/S.Lt.
15 Sep 1918 S.Lt.
16 Jun 1920 Lt.
16 Jun 1928 Lt.Cdr.
5 Jan 1940 A/Cdr.
31 Dec 1944 Cdr.

Retired: 21 Feb 1950


Decorations

14 Sep 1943 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
23 Nov 1943 DSC
22 Feb 1944 Bar to DSC
13 Jun 1944 DSO
20 Jun 1944 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
1 Aug 1944 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
14 Nov 1944 Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
3 Jul 1945 2nd Bar to DSC

Warship Commands listed for David Edward Gillespie Wemyss, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Diomede (D 92)A/Cdr.Light cruiser20 May 194020 Jun 1940
HMS Diomede (D 92)A/Cdr.Light cruiser20 Oct 194013 Nov 1940
HMS Hartland (Y 00)A/Cdr.Sloop30 Apr 1941May 1941
HMS Folkestone (L 22 / U 22)A/Cdr.Sloop12 Jul 194119 Jun 1942
HMS Wild Goose (U 45)A/Cdr.Sloop18 Jan 19431 Aug 1944
HMS Starling (U 66)A/Cdr.Sloop1 Aug 194425 Aug 1944
HMS Wild Goose (U 45)A/Cdr.Sloop25 Aug 194423 Dec 1944
HMS Wild Goose (U 45)Cdr.Sloop19 Jan 194519 Feb 1945

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Light cruiser HMS Diomede (D 92)


20 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) departed Bermuda for Halifax. (1)

22 May 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Halifax. (1)

24 May 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) departed Halifax escorting the (troop)transport Lady Drake (Canadian, 7985 GRT, built 1928) to Kingston, Jamaica via Bermuda.

The Lady Drake had a battalion of Winnipeg Grenadiers on board. (1)

27 May 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) and the (troop)transport Lady Drake (Canadian, 7985 GRT, built 1928) arrived at Bermuda.

After fuelling, HMS Diomede, departed later the same day to continue their passage to Kingston, Jamaica. (1)

2 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) and the (troop)transport Lady Drake (Canadian, 7985 GRT, built 1928) arrived at Kingston, Jamaica. (2)

5 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) departed Kingston, Jamaica for Bermuda via the Yucatan Channel and the Florida Strait. (3)

11 Jun 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Bermuda.

After fuelling she departed later the same day for a patrol along the US east coast from Cape Hatteras to the Florida Strait searching for Italian (and possible German) merchant vessels. (3)

19 Jun 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Bermuda from patrol. (2)

24 Oct 1940
With her refit completed, HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN), departed Bermuda for Trinidad. En-route she was to fuel from the tanker San Adolfo (7365 GRT, 1935) at Tortola and also to show herself off Guadelupe and Martinique. (4)

4 Nov 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) fuelled from the tanker San Adolfo (7365 GRT, 1935) at Tortola on completion of which she continued her patrol. (5)

13 Nov 1940
HMS Diomede (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, RN) arrived at Port of Spain, Trinidad from patrol.

Capt. Farquhar then rejoined the ship having been sick at the time HMS Diomede had sailed from Bermuda and therefore she had sailed on patrol with the 1st Officer in command of the ship. (5)


Sloop HMS Wild Goose (U 45)


8 Feb 1944 (position 49.02, -16.58)
German U-boat U-762 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 49°02'N, 16°58'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Woodpecker (Cdr. H.L. Pryse, RNR) and HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC, RN).

11 Feb 1944 (position 50.00, -18.14)
German U-boat U-424 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50°00'N, 18°14'W, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Wild Goose (Lt.Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSC, RN) and HMS Woodpecker (Cdr. H.L. Pryse, RNR).


Sloop HMS Starling (U 66)


11 Aug 1944 (position 46.16, -2.45)
German U-boat U-385 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, in position 46°16'N, 02°45'W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Starling (Cdr. N.W. Duck, DSC, RNR) and depth charges from an Australian Sunderland aircraft (RAAF Sqdn. 461/P).

Sources

  1. ADM 53/112023
  2. ADM 53/112024
  3. ADM 53/112024 + ADM 199/367
  4. ADM 199/367
  5. ADM 53/112028

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


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