John Waldegrave (Royal Navy officer)
Commander The Honourable John Montagu Granville Waldegrave, DSC RN (29 August 1905 – 18 February 1944) was a British naval commander during World War II.
Early life
[edit]Waldegrave was the only son of the Montague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock and his wife, Constance Marion Brodie.[citation needed]
Naval service
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Waldegrave commanded the cruiser HMS Vindictive 1938–1939, and the sloop HMS Puffin in 1939. He was awarded the DSC for anti-submarine work performed while commanding the Puffin.
From 1942 to 1943, he served in the Operations Division, attached to shore station HMS President. On 6 September 1943, he was assigned to the cruiser HMS Penelope as executive officer. On 18 February 1944, Penelope was torpedoed by U-410 while returning from Anzio and Cmdr. Waldegrave was lost with the ship.
Marriage and children
[edit]On 29 June 1940, Waldegrave married Lady Hersey Boyle (11 July 1914 – 7 February 1993), the second daughter of retired navy man Patrick Boyle, 8th Earl of Glasgow. They had two daughters:[1]
- Hon Horatia Marion Waldegrave (born 1 August 1941), married Oliver John Diggle (b. 19 February 1934) and had three children, Rowena Mary Diggle, John Wyndham Hugh Diggle, and Emma Georgiana Diggle
- Hon Griselda Hyacinthe Waldegrave (born 6 June 1943), married and had an issue
References
[edit]- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
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