Hugh McRea won the King's Gold Medal and the King's Gold Watch at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1926. He was mentioned in despatches for his courage at Dunkirk in 1940 and commanded the ill-fated torpedo boat Branlebas, which was sunk in a storm later in 1940, with just one British survivor, who told his story in 1981.
Item list and details
1. Copy of letter from the Senior Military Officer aboard HMS Grafton, Dunkirk, 19 July 1940
2. Letter to H. McRea from Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsey re HMS Grafton
3. Obituary in The Times, 15 January 1941
4. Copy of a letter to Mrs. McRea from Wilfred Sealey [?] re sinking of Branlebas, [1941]
5. Article from Portsmouth Evening News (n.d., . c.1981) on sinking of Branlebas, Dec. 1940. (2 scans)
6. Photo from London Daily Chronicle, 30 July 1926 of presentation of gold medal to H. McRea
7. Photo of Lt..-Cdr H. McRea, 1940
8. PDF about Lt-Cdr Hugh McRea's naval careerPerson the story/items relate to
Hugh Charles James McRea, RNPerson who shared the story/items
Mrs Jean Graham-JonesRelationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
He was my father.Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.Record ID
96182
