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Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:39 pm
by Phil
Some of the command structure for its assault force from Ken Ford's book,
Operation Neptune 1944: D-Day’s Seaborne Armada
Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:25 pm
by Temujin
Thanks Phil. Here’s the pages out of my Document, Juno Beach Landing Tables. As you can see I have “most” of the Major vessels “except” the Duke of Argyll. I also need more of the Landing Craft (LSI(S)) but I’m working on that ‘second’.
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Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:16 am
by Temujin
Bombardment Force - Juno
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Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:17 am
by Temujin
Minesweeping Force - Juno
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Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:19 am
by Temujin
Rescue Flotilla One - US Coast Guard - Operation Neptune
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Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:59 pm
by Temujin
Temujin wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:25 pm
Thanks Phil. Here’s the pages out of my Document, Juno Beach Landing Tables. As you can see I have “most” of the Major vessels “except” the Duke of Argyll. I also need more of the Landing Craft (LSI(S)) but I’m working on that ‘second’.
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UPDATE TO ABOVE
I FINALLY found him, after search for 4 years. His name was
Captain Henry Clarke.......I found him on the British Newspaper Archives
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Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:59 pm
by Temujin
More Information on Captain Clarke
Captain Henry Clarke b. 1902 in Hull. Served his apprenticeship from 6.5.1918 - 5.5.1922.
He passed his Second Mate's ticket on 24th July 1922 and served aboard SS ROTHER from July 1924 to September 1925.
On the 20th October 1925 he passed his Mates ticket.
In May of 1941 he was the Master of DUKE OF YORK.
He was the Master of SS PRINCESS MAUD at Dunkirk, 1940 when he was mentioned in despatches.
His Combined Office Merchant Navy Office [COMNO] pouch is held at Kew in piece BT 391/18/155
His CRS 10 - service record from Jan, 1941 should be held at Kew in piece BT 382/332
His WW2 medal file is in piece BT 395/1/17199
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