Robert Augustus Fell, RN
| Born | 2 Aug 1907 |
| Ranks
Retired: 5 Apr 1957 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Augustus Fell, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Skate (H 39) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 14 Mar 1940 | 14 Jun 1940 |
| HMS Ambuscade (D 38) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 14 Jun 1940 | 16 May 1942 |
| HMS Forester (H 74) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 20 May 1942 | mid 1942 |
| HMS Foresight (H 68) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 3 Jul 1942 | 12 Aug 1942 |
| HMS Relentless (H 85) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 19 Oct 1942 | 18 Sep 1944 |
| HMS Armada (R 14) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | Mar 1945 | late 1946 |
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Ambuscade (D 38)
7 Dec 1940
The Dutch merchant Farmsum is torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 52°11'N, 22°56'W. HMS Ambuscade (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) later picks up 15 survivors.
Destroyer HMS Relentless (H 85)
24 Nov 1942 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) conducted D/G trials on the D/G range at Holy Loch. (1)
22 Sep 1943
HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) picks up 34 survivors of the American merchant Cornelia P. Spencer that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-188 about 300 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia in position 02°08'N, 50°10'E.
31 Mar 1944 (position 0.00, 0.00)
The US troopship Mount Vernon (24289 GRT, built 1932) arrived at Bombay with her escorts; the destroyers HMAS Quickmatch (Lt.Cdr. O.H. Becher, DSC, RAN) and HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN).
Destroyer HMS Armada (R 14)
15 Jun 1945
She was adopted by the town of Brentwood, Essex, UK. (2)
Sources
- ADM 53/115945
- Personal communication
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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