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Tony Pugsley | |
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Born | 7 December 1901 |
Died | 17 July 1990 | (aged 88)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1915–1954 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | Flag Officer Malayan Area HMS Warrior HMS Sea Eagle 19th Destroyer Flotilla HMS Trafalgar 14th Destroyer Flotilla HMS Jervis HMS Paladin HMS Fearless HMS Javelin HMS Westcott HMS Antelope |
Battles / wars | Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches (3) War Cross (Greece) |
Rear Admiral Anthony Follett Pugsley CB DSO (7 December 1901 – 17 July 1990) was a British naval officer. During the Second World War he served as a successful destroyer captain, landed the 3rd Canadian Division on D-Day, and planned and executed the amphibious landings on Walcheren during a critically important phase in the Battle of the Scheldt in late 1944.