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Lieutenant-Commander Ronald James Burch, D.S.O., R.N. (9 June, 1907 – 23 July, 1940) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Burch was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 February, 1930.[1]
Burch was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 February, 1938.
Burch was appointed in command of the submarine Narwhal on 26 February, 1940 and was killed when she was sunk on her fifteenth war patrol.[2]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ronald W. Moir |
Captain of H.M.S. H 34 30 Dec, 1931[3] |
Succeeded by George C. Phillips |
| Preceded by Pieter G. V. Van der Byl |
Captain of H.M.S. Salmon 16 Jul, 1937[4] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Bickford |
| Preceded by Eric R. J. Oddie |
Captain of H.M.S. Narwhal 26 Feb, 1940[5] – 23 Jul, 1940[6] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the man.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 244.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 18 June 1937, p. 10.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
