John Waldegrave (Royal Navy officer)


Commander John Montagu Granville Waldegrave, DSC was a British naval commander during World War II.
Waldegrave was the only son of the 5th Baron Radstock. He commanded the cruiser 1938–1939, and the sloop in 1939. He was awarded the DSC for anti-submarine work performed while commanding the Puffin.
On 29 June 1940, he married Lady Hersey Boyle, the second daughter of the retired navy man, the 8th Earl of Glasgow, and they had two daughters:
From 1942–1943, he served in the Operations Division, attached to shore station. On 6 September 1943, he was assigned to the cruiser as executive officer. On 18 February 1944, Penelope was torpedoed by while returning from Anzio and Cmdr. Waldegrave was lost with the ship.