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Captain Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux, (3 October, 1902 – 21 October, 1944) served in the Royal Australian Navy.
Life & Career
Dechaineux was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1937.[1]
He was killed in a kamikaze attack on H.M.A.S. Australia on 21 October, 1944.[2]
See Also
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| Preceded by Robert R. Stewart |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia 9 Mar, 1944[3] – 21 Oct, 1944[4] |
Succeeded by John M. Armstrong |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 585.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy webpage on Australia.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy webpage on Dechaineux.
- ↑ Royal Australian Navy webpage on Australia.
