Walter Thomas Couchman DSO, OBE, RN
| Born | 19 Mar 1905 |
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Warship Commands listed for Walter Thomas Couchman, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Veteran (D 72) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 4 Dec 1940 | 6 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Broke (D 83) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 7 Jul 1941 | Apr 1942 |
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Destroyer HMS Veteran (D 72)
4 Apr 1941
The British merchant Harbledown is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-94 south-south-west of Iceland in position 58°24'N, 23°20'W. HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) later picks up 25 survivors.
1 May 1941
HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) picks up 91 survivors from the British passenger ship Nerissa that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-552 south-east of Rockall in position 55°57'N, 10°08'W.
10 Jun 1941
HMS Veteran (Cdr. W.T. Couchman, OBE, RN) picks up 29 survivors from the British merchant Ainderby that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-552 130 nautical miles west by north of Bloody Foreland in position 55°30'N, 12°10'W.
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