Commander Warwick Seymour Bracegirdle

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Service number O105
Ranks Held Commander, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander
Birth Date 22/12/1911
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle
Death Date 14/03/1993
Final Rank Commander
Service Royal Australian Navy
Units
  • HMAS Bataan
  • HMAS Perth
  • HMAS Shropshire
Place Newcastle
Conflicts/Operations
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Korean War, 1950-1953

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    OFFICIAL GROUP AT THE SALUTING BASE DURING A MARCH PAST OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF HMAS PERTH. THE ...

    KOREAN THEATRE OF WAR, EARLY 1950'S. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR JOHN COLLINS (2) WITH COMMANDER WARWICK ...

    KOREAN THEATRE OF WAR, EARLY 1950'S. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR JOHN COLLINS (2) AND COMMANDER WARWICK ...

    With the Korean coastline in the background, Commander of the destroyer, Commander Warwick ...

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Date of birth 22/12/1911
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 04/02/1925
Date of honour or award 01/01/1942 Distinguished Service Cross.
Date of honour or award 27/03/1945 Bar to Distinguished Service Cross.
Date of honour or award 01/05/1945 Mention in Dispatches.
Date of honour or award 01/01/1945 Mention in Dispatches.
Date of honour or award 23/12/1952 2nd Bar to Distinguished Service Cross.
Date of honour or award 26/04/1955 US Legion or Merit - Officer.
Date of discharge 14/02/1957
Date of death 14/03/1993

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