Tyrrell, Edward, 1912-1994, Engineer Commander RN

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Tyrrell, Edward, 1912-1994, Engineer Commander RN

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1912-1994

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Born [1912]; trained on HMS EREBUS, 1932; Midshipman (Engineer), 1933; Specialist Enginneering Courses, HMS VIVID, Royal Naval Engineering College, Keyham, Leicestershire, 1933-1936; Sub Lt (Engineer), 1935; Lt (Engineer), 1936; HMS GLORIOUS, Mediterranean Fleet, 1936-1937; Advanced Engineering Course, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 1938-1939; served in World War Two, 1939-1945; served on Destroyer HMS ENCOUNTER at Dunkirk, the Mediterranean and the Far East, 1939-1942; Battle of Java Sea, Feb 1942; captured by the Japanese following the sinking of HMS ENCOUNTER, HMS EXETER and HMS POPE, Java Sea, Mar 1942; POW, Zentsuji Camp, Shikoko Island, Japan, 1942-1945; Lt Cdr, 1944; Assistant Engineer Inspector, Engineer in Chief's Department, Admiralty, 1946-1947; Cdr (Engineer), 1948; Engineer Officer, HMS VENGEANCE, Home Fleet, 1949-1951; Engineer in Chief's Department, Admiralty, 1951-1955; retired, 1955; died 1994. Publications: With Alfred Cecil Hardy, Shipbuilding. Background to a great industry (Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, London, 1964).

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KCL-AF0669

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0099 KCLMA

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