Description
The post-War M.B.E. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Commander R. W. S. Winn, Royal Navy, who served with the Naval Intelligence Department
Robert William Snowdon Winn was born on 25 August 1939 and entered naval service as a Cadet on 1 January 1939, seeing promotion to Midshipman on 1 September 1939, Sub-Lieutenant on 1 October 1940, and Lieutenant on 1 July 1942. He served in H.M. Ships Dalhousie (for duty in Royal Indian Navy depot) in 1942, Jumna (as watchkeeping and signals officer) between March 1942 and November 1943, Feroze (as seamanship instructor) between April and July 1944, after taking a gunnery course, Narbada (as watchkeeping and signals officer) between July 1944 and March 1945, Dilawar (as chief instructional officer and, later, executive officer) between March 1945 and September 1946, and Jumna (as executive and, later, commanding officer) between September 1946 and August 1947, when he was transferred to the Royal Navy.
His later service was in Wild Goose (1950), President (1951), Aisne (1952-3), Osiris (1954-5), Aphrodite (1956), Ocean (1957-8) and the Naval Intelligence Department (1959-60). He died on 30 April 1969.
M.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1959.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Lt. Cdr. R. W. S. Winn. R.N.), mounted court style as worn, stars gilded, very fine.
Provenance DNW 2020
