Alfred Brian Palmer Military person

Alfred Brian Palmer MBE, DSC (27 March 1899 Redfern, New South Wales – 4 July 1993 Clearwater, Florida) was a Royal Navy Reserve captain and near the end of his career was the commander of the shore base HMS Furneaux in Brisbane. He is known for his bravery in breaking the German blockade of Tobruk in the Second World War with his small schooner Maria Giovanni. During the Second World War he was wounded several times and finally taken prisoner by the Germans, from which he attempted numerous escapes. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1941 for "courage, skill and devotion to duty in operations off the Libyan coast", and made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1944.

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Alfred Brian Palmer
Birth dateMarch 27, 1899
Birth place
New South Wales , Redfern New South Wales , Australia
Date of deathJuly 04, 1993
Place of death
Florida , Clearwater Florida , United States

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allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of the British Empire
military operations
World War II
World War I
military branch
Royal Navy

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