Stuart Austen Buss
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Commander Stuart Austen Buss, M.V.O, D.S.C. (26 March, 1900 – 13 November, 1943) served in the Royal Navy. His Service Record has him as "Austin", but other sources seem to agree on "Austen".
Life & Career
Buss was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 August, 1922.
Buss was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 August, 1930.
World War II
Buss was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1940.
Buss superseded William Napier Petch in command of the Template:UK-Dulverton in January, 1943 and died in November of that year when she was sunk by a glider bomb in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Cecil W. May |
Captain of H.M.S. Verity 3 Feb, 1933[1] – late 1934 |
Succeeded by Roderick C. Gordon |
| Preceded by Eric P. Hinton |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiverton 18 Jul, 1935[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William L. G. Adams |
Captain of H.M.S. Foxhound 9 Jan, 1936[3] |
Succeeded by Philip H. Hadow |
| Preceded by Stanley N. Blackburn |
Captain of H.M.S. Electra 31 Jul, 1939 – 28 Jan, 1941 |
Succeeded by Cecil W. May |
| Preceded by John T. Lean |
Captain of H.M.S. Punjabi 28 Feb, 1941 – 14 Jan, 1942 |
Succeeded by John M. G. Waldegrave |
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