Blackwood DSO, Maurice Baldwin Raymond

Date of Birth1882-09-22
Date of Death1941-08-26
Age59
GenderMale
Birth PlaceMalta, Malta

Service Details

ServiceRN - Royal Navy
Service Period1899-1919
Service 2RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1919-07-10
RankCaptain
Discharged Date1923-08-03
Discharge TypeAppointment Terminated
Discharge Notes1. Appt Terminated 2. Appt Terminated 1940-05-08
Service Period1899-1919, 1919-23, 1939-40
Active Service (War service)WW1 & 2
Service RecordYes
ShipPenguin
Service 3RN - Royal Navy
Service Period1899-1919

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameNorthern Suburbs Crematorium
Cemetery AddressNorth Ryde, NSW
Demonination/AreaFlorentine Wall
Grave Number2RK
Grave TypeCremation

Notes

Awarded DSO for services in Action with the enemy Sept 1917 while in command of the Q Ship HMS Stonecrop. Naval Historical Society of Australia Article

Sources

UK Archives ADM 196/47/187, 196/143/103 & 196/126/140 Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veterans Affairs DVA Commemoration Details

Contributors

Researched by: Mark Fleming