RN CDOS Gueritz, Edward Findlay

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gueritz ​

• FORENAME

Edward Findlay ​

• UNIT

R.N. F Commando ​

• RANK

Lieutenant + A/Lieutenant Commander ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Distinguished Service Cross and bar ​

• PLACE

Madagascar 1942 and Normandy 1944 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

later Rear Admiral CB,CBE,OBE,DSC​

born 8.9.1919​

R.N. 1938​

HMS Cumberland 1939​

HMS Jersey September 1940-2.5.1941 (sunk)​

Combined Operations (RN Commandos)​

HMS Saumarez 1946​

graduated army staff course​

staff,C-in-C South Atlantic (South Africa)​

staff,O.C. Commanding British Ground Forces,Suez 1956​

awarded O.B.E. for Suez​

Captain 1959​

Director of Naval Staff College​

Admiralty​

Imperial Defence College 1964​

Captain of the Fleet,Far East (Singapore) 1965-66​

Ministry of Defence​

Rear Admiral​

Admiral President,Royal Naval College,Greenwich​

Commandant,Joint Warfare Establishment​

retired 1973​

awarded C.B. 1971​

Vice-President,RN Commando Association​

married Pamela Britton 1947 (2 children)​

died 21.12.2008​

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