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Richard Donald Buchanan HOPKINS MID RN.
H M S VICTORIOUS.
London Gazette 1 May 1945 - Operation MERIDIAN - Air strikes on the oil refineries at Palembang on 24 and 29 January 1945.
HOPKINS, Richard Donald Buchanan - RN - ALtCdr (A) - MID - Investiture - N/A.
See:
Seedie's List of Fleet Air Arm Awards 1939-1969.
Ripley Registers,1990,
p.88.
ADMIRALTY. Whitehall.
For Bravery, skill and devotion to duty whilst serving in H. M. Ships Victorious, Illustrious, Indefatigible and King George V in attacks on enemy oil installations at Palembang, Sumatra.
Mention in Despatches.
Acting Lieutenant-Commander (A) Richard Donald Buchanan HOPKINS, Royal Navy (East Finchley).
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/2299
Interesting event earlier in his career:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/238231
Col.