Roi Wilson
Roi Edgerton Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Tug |
| Born | 1 June 1921 Stourbridge, Worcestershire |
| Died | 17 March 2009 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1941–1973 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles / wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire (CBE) Distinguished Flying Cross(DFC) |
Captain Roi Edgerton "Tug" Wilson, CBE, DFC (1 June 1921 – 17 March 2009) was a Royal Navy officer[1] and Master of the Royal Caledonian Schools.
Early life
[edit]He was educated at Old Swinford Hospital, Stourbridge then worked in an engineering company before volunteering for the Royal Navy.
References
[edit]- ^ "The London Gazette" (PDF). No. 44625. UK Government. 28 June 1968. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- Telegraph obituary of Captain Roi Wilson
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2009 deaths
- British military personnel of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
- Royal Navy officers of World War II
- Military personnel from the West Midlands (county)
- People educated at Old Swinford Hospital
- People from Stourbridge
- Royal Navy personnel of the Korean War
- British military personnel of the Malayan Emergency
- 20th-century Royal Navy personnel