William Stratford Clouston DSC, RN
Born | 13 Mar 1908 |
Ranks
Retired: 14 Feb 1949 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for William Stratford Clouston, RN
Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
HMS Cleveland (L 46) | Lt.Cdr. | Escort destroyer | 31 Jul 1940 | 10 Oct 1941 |
HMS Inconstant (H 49) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 3 Feb 1942 | 1 May 1943 |
HMS Scorpion (ii) (G 72) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 5 Apr 1943 | Oct 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Inconstant (H 49)
12 Dec 1942
The British merchant Empire Gull is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-177 in the Mozambique Channel west of Maputo, Portuguese East Africa in position 26?15'S, 34?40'E. Later the British destroyer HMS Inconstant (Lt.Cdr. W.S. Clouston, RN) and the British corvette HMS Freesia (Lt. R.A. Cherry, RNR) together pick up 44 survivors.
Sources
- DSC awarded on 5 January 1944
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