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| Name: |
Miers, Anthony Cecil Capel |
| Date of birth: | November 11th, 1906 (Birchwood, Inverness, Scotland)
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June 30th, 1985 (Birchwood, Inverness, Scotland)
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British |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Commander
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Royal Navy
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Awarded on:
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July 28th, 1942
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Action:
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Commander Miers was the commander of submarine HMS Torbay. After days of pursuit he fired several torpedos at an enemy destroyer and two supply ships on 4 March 1942 at Corfu-Harbour, Greece. After this action his submarine was hunted for 17 hours and it sustained 40 depth charges. They eventually lost their pursuers and reached safe waters.
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Commander Miers’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at the Imperial War Museum, London, Great Britain.
Later became Sir Anthony and was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral.
Sir Anthony Cecil Capel Miers is buried at the Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness, Scotland.
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