Service Details
Name:
 JUDD
Given Name:
 FRANCIS ELTON CHRISTOPHER
Initials:
 F E C
Rank:
 Lieut-Commander
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Regiment:
 Royal Navy
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Unit:
 H.M.S. Indomitable
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Date of Death:
 1942-08-12
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Date of Birth:
 1909-01-23
Age:
 33
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, bombing of ship
Decorations:
 D S C, Mentioned in Despatches (twice)
Citations:
 DSC LG 21 August 1942 - "For bravery and enterprise while serving in H.M. Ships, Transports and Royal Fleet Auxiliaries in the successful operations which led to the surrender of the important base of Diego Suarez", MID LG 21 October 1941, MID LG Sup 10 November 1942
Additional
Information:
Son of Colonel Bertram Christopher Judd and May Constance Hallam Judd, of Koelenhof, Cape Province, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Hampshire
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Cemetery:
 LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Bay 3, Panel 1.

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