HMS Malcolm (D19)
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HMS Malcolm was one of eight Admiralty-type destroyer leaders built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was the first of only two Royal Navy ships to carry the name Malcolm, although HMS Valkyr
HMS Malcolm receiving the surrender of U-541 on 11 May 1945
Typical escort duty; ship under attack from U-boats
Typical escort duty: attacking a U-boat contact
Sir Thomas Edgar Halsey, 3rd Baronet, DSO was an English cricketer, naval officer, and Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.
HMS Malcolm (D19)
…Holland. From 26 May to 4 June she assisted in the evacuation of Dunkirk, making eight runs between Dunkirk and England. The ship's then commander, Sir Thomas Halsey, was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order on 7 June 1940 "for good services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches…
Thomas Halsey (right) as Flag Captain of HMS King George V, with Arthur William La Touche Bisset (left), July 1943