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HUDSPETH, Kenneth Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 31 March 1913 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3 December 2000, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant | |
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| 11 Jan 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Service Cross, Captain of midget submarine X-10, awarded for "Outstanding courage and devotion to duty" for the attack on the German battle-cruiser Scharnhorst on 22 Sep 1943. London Gazette 11 January 1944. | |
| 4 Apr 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Service Cross, Captain of midget submarine X20 during the period 17-21 January 1944 off the coast of Normandy "For courage and undaunted devotion to duty in a hazardous operation." London Gazette 4 April 1944 | |
| 28 Nov 1944: | Honoured Distinguished Service Cross, Captain of midget submarine X-20 during D-Day “For gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy.” (London Gazette, 28 November 1944). | |
| 5 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Officer |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Johnson
Ken Hudspeth re-joined the RAN Reserve and was promoted Lieutenant Commander on 31 December 1951. He resigned from the RAN Reserve on 21 January 1965.
He was heavily involved in work with the Tasmanian Maritime Museum and the preservation of Hobart’s rich maritime history.
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