Bernard Armitage Warburton-Lee VC, RN

Born  13 Sep 1895
Died  10 Apr 1940(44)HMS Hardy

Ranks

15 Jan 1913 Mid.
15 Jan 1915 A/S.Lt.
15 Jul 1915 S.Lt.
15 Jan 1917 Lt.
15 Jan 1925 Lt.Cdr.
30 Jun 1930 Cdr.
30 Jun 1936 Capt.

Decorations

7 Jun 1940 VC (posthumous)

Warship Commands listed for Bernard Armitage Warburton-Lee, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Hardy (i) (H 87)Capt.Destroyer28 Jul 193910 Apr 1940 (+)

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Hardy (i) (H 87)


6 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Arethusa (Capt. Q.D. Graham, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral H.R. Moore, CB, DSO, CVO, RN), HMS Hardy (Capt. B.A. Warburton-Lee, RN), HMS Hasty (Lt.Cdr. L.R.K. Tyrwhitt, RN) HMS Hereward (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN), HMS Hero (Cdr. C.F. Tower, MVO, RN), HMS Hostile (Cdr. J.P. Wright, RN) arrived at Alexandria from patrol off Crete. (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 199/389

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


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