Boswell, Lennox Albert Knox
- Date of birth:
- May 18th, 1898
- Date of death:
- April 19th, 1975
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Served on HMS Pelican (sloop), HMS Valorous (destroyer), HMS Dasher (air craft carrier) and HMS Biter (escort carrier)
Promotions:
15 September 1917 Sub Lieutenant
15 October 1918 Lieutenant
15 October 1926 Lieutenant Commander
30 June 1933 Commander
31 December 1940 Captain
Retired: 7 January 1950
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Commander
- Unit:
- H.M.S. Pelican (L86), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1940
"For faithful devotion to the hazardous duty of escorting and protecting other ships from the violence of the enemy."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Commander
- Unit:
- H.M.S. Pelican (L86), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1940
Sources
- - Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 34763 published on the 29 December 1939
- Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 34882 published on the 25 June 1940
- The National Archives
-Unit Histories
-Uboat.net
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