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CPT Paul Morrison Bushe Chavasse

Birth
Ireland
Death
23 Aug 1994 (aged 86)
Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland
Burial
Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland Add to Map
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Royal Navy Captain. Enlisted in 1926.

Awarded two DSC (Distinguished Service Cross).

Awarded 2nd DCS for role in sinking German battleship Scharnhorst in 1944.

Appointed third commander of Royal Ceylon Navy in 1953.

Awarded CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1960.

Retired in 1960.
Royal Navy Captain. Enlisted in 1926.

Awarded two DSC (Distinguished Service Cross).

Awarded 2nd DCS for role in sinking German battleship Scharnhorst in 1944.

Appointed third commander of Royal Ceylon Navy in 1953.

Awarded CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1960.

Retired in 1960.

Inscription

In Ever Loving Memory
PAUL MORRISON BUSHE CHAVASSE
Sailor
1908 - 1994



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