Oliver Gordon
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Captain Oliver Loudon Gordon MVO RN (26 Jan 1896 - 30 Jan 1973)[1] was in command of the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter from 11 March 1941[2] until she was sunk in the Second Battle of the Java Sea on 1 March 1942[3].
He later wrote of his experiences both in command of the Exeter and as a Prisoner of War in Japan in the book "Fight It Out" published in 1957.
