Emile Frank Verlaine Dechaineux
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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 awarded the Ogilvy Medal for achieving first place in qualifying examinations as Lieutenant (T), but I am not sure what year this was. One source feels it was 1929,[1] but The Times reports that Guy Bouchier Sayer won that year's award. Perhaps they tied?
Dechaineux was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1937.[2]
He was killed in a kamikaze attack on H.M.A.S. Australia on 21 October, 1944.[3]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frank R. W. Parish |
Captain of H.M.S. Vivacious 30 May, 1940 – 19 Jun, 1940 |
Succeeded by Peter A. R. Withers |
| Preceded by Robert R. Stewart |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia 9 Mar, 1944[4] – 21 Oct, 1944[5] |
Succeeded by John M. Armstrong |
Footnotes
- ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography.
- ↑ 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.
