Kenneth Arnold VASEY MBE [11827] ^7477,7478

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Allied Warship Commanders
Kenneth Arnold Vasey, RNR
Birth details unknown

Ranks
9 Nov 1939 Lt.
??? A/Lt.Cdr.
9 Nov 1947 Lt.Cdr.
Retired: 9 Aug 1951
Decorations
11 Jun 1942 MBE
??? Commands listed for Kenneth Arnold Vasey, RNR

Ship Rank Type From To
HMS Preston North End (FY 230) Lt. ASW Trawler 17 Apr 1940early 1943

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Sat 12 Dec 1942 Page 3 M.B.E. FOR NAVAL EXPLOITS
M.B.E. FOR NAVAL EXPLOITS
Son Of City Businessman
Veteran of the Narvik evacuation, Lieut.-Commander Kenneth A.Vasey, R.N.R., son of Mr
T. A. Vasey, manager of the wool department of Nenco, and of Mrs. Vasey, has been awarded the M.B.E. Details of the action which earned the award have not been received, but Lieut. Commander Vasey has been in the thick of things as commander of a trawler and minesweeper in the North Sea.

Born in England, Lieut,.Commander Vasey, who is now 29, was educated in Adelaide. He returned to England at the age of 16 to serve a cadetship in the merchant service. After becoming an officer, he joined the Royal Naval Reserve and did his training in H.M.S, Royal Sovereign. Back in the merchant service, he served with, the New Zealand Shipping Company, and was in Australian waters when war broke out. On his return to England he reported for duty with the Royal Naval Reserve, and has had plenty of adventure since.
His parents, who live in Fenton avenue, Newcastle, have not met his English wife. A brother, John; aged 22, was with the A.I.F. in Greece and Crete, and in now in New Guinea. Another brother, Russell, aged 18, is in the Navy.

From Ryersons Index
VASEYKenneth ArnoldFuneral notice30JAN1990Cremation The Age (Melbourne)29JAN1990
VASEYKenneth ArnoldDeath notice25JAN1990DeathSydney Morning Herald27JAN1990
VASEYKenneth ArnoldDeath notice25JAN1990DeathThe Age (Melbourne)27JAN1990

Kenneth married Bessie Helena WRIGHT [11838] [MRIN: 4028] in 1939 in , Surrey, England. (Bessie Helena WRIGHT [11838] was born on 7 Sep 1914 in , , England and died on 20 May 1983 in , , Australia.)