Nick Mead
British officer
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| Intro | British officer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Military officer Soldier Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 19 March 1922 | |
| Death | 2 May 2015 (aged 93 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Frederick Nicolas "Nick" Mead (19 March 1922 – 2 May 2015) was a Royal Navy officer of the Second World War who sank two U-boats. In May 1943 he sank U-89 for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. In April 1945, Mead, as officer on watch on the bridge of the anti-submarine destroyer HMS Watchman, ordered the measures that sank U-1195 for which he received a bar to his DSC.