Stephens, Richard Carver

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Date of death:: March 28th, 1942
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Grave St. Mary Magdalene Churchyard
Nationality:: British (1801-present, Kingdom)

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Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Able Seaman
Unit:: H.M.S. MGB 314, Royal Navy
Awarded on:: May 21st, 1942
Awarded for:: Operation Chariot

"For great skill and dauntless devotion to duty as second coxswain of a Motor Gun Boat. He was mortally wounded while helping at the pom-pom."

Posthumously awarded

Sources

- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35566/page/2225

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