• Operation Frankton

Date of birth:

February 27th, 1914 (Dublin/Dublin, Ireland)

Date of death:

May 5th, 1987 (Glasgow, Scotland)

Nationality:

British

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Hasler lost his father in 1917 when the troopship Transylvania was torpedoed. He later attended Wellington College and was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1932. During World War II, he served in the Norwegian campaign, earning the OBE and French Croix de Guerre.

In 1942, Hasler led 10 Royal Marines in a covert canoe raid on German ships in Bordeaux, with only he and Marine Bill Sparks surviving to escape overland to Spain.

Leaving the military in 1948 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Hasler became a pioneering yachtsman, inventing the first practical self-steering gear for yachts. In 1960, he competed in the Observer Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR), transforming solo sailing.

Hasler passed away in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1987

Promotions:
September 1st, 1932: Proby. 2nd Lieutenant;
September 1st, 1935: Proby. Lieutenant;
?: Captain;
March 7th, 1941: Acting Major;
June 30th, 1943: Brevet Major;
December 13th, 1943: Acting Lieutenant-Colonel;
September 29th, 1947: Acting Major (seniority March 11th, 1941);
December 31st, 1947: Major.

Career:
?: Commanding Officer, Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment, Royal Marines;
April 24th, 1944 - July 1945: Commanding Officer, Detachment 385, Small Operations Group (SOG);
16 juni 1948: Retired.

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• Photo 1: Royal Navy photo
• - The London Gazette of 2nd September 1932, Issue 33860
  - The London Gazette of 3rd September 1935, Issue 34195
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 9th July 1940, Issue 34893, dated 11th July 1940
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 24th September 1940, Issue 34953, dated 26th September 1940
  - The London Gazette of 18th March 1941, Issue 35110
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 25th June 1943, Issue 36072, dated 29th June 1943
  - The London Gazette of 6th July 1943, Issue 36082
  - The London Gazette of 24th December 1943, Issue 36300
  - The London Gazette of 21st October 1947, Issue 38104
  - The London Gazette of 6th January 1948, Issue 38170
  - The London Gazette of 9th July 1948, Issue 38348
  

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