Alan Douglas Bruford, RNVR
| Birth details unknown |
| Ranks
Retired: 9 Nov 1949 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Alan Douglas Bruford, RNVR
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Northern Spray (FY 129) | Lt.Cdr. | ASW Trawler | 22 Sep 1939 | 1 Jan 1940 |
| HMS Calendula (K 28) | Lt.Cdr. | Corvette | 9 Apr 1940 | 12 Mar 1942 |
| HMS Argus (D 49) | Cdr. | Aircraft Carrier | 20 Nov 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Corvette HMS Calendula (K 28)
19 Jun 1940
HMS Calendula (Lt.Cdr. A.D. Bruford, RNVR) picks up 23 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Tudor that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-48 north-west of Cape Finisterre in position 45°10'N, 11°50'W.
3 Jul 1940
HMRT Marauder (Lt. W.J. Hammond, RNR) takes the damaged Dutch merchant Amstelland in tow to Falmouth, where they arrived on 5 July. The Amstelland was torpedoed and damaged on 1 July by German U-boat U-65 about 380 nautical miles southwest of Lands End in position 47°53'N, 13°23'W. During the tow the ships were escorted by the British corvette HMS Calendula (Lt.Cdr. A.D. Bruford, RNVR).
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