Merchant Navy awards

Ref:- FROGGATT, George Charles, OBE, post 357
The ship in question is:-
SOUTHERN EMPRESS - Torpedoed and sunk on 13 October 1942, when in Convoy SC.104, in The North Atlantic, NE of St. Johns, in position 53 40N 040 40W, by U-221. 11 small landing craft and the following larger landing craft were lost with the ship – LCM-508, LCM-509, LCM-519, LCM-522, LCM-523, LCM-532, LCM-537, LCM-547, LCM-620 and LCT-2006.
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
26 February 1943 Gazette Issue 35924, Supplement 1034, published 20 March 1943
George Charles Froggatt - OBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
26 February 1943 Gazette Issue 35924, Supplement 1035, published 20 March 1943
William Skinner (Deceased) - Commendation – when Chief Engineer
Died 13 October 1942 – Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 100
John Barbour Wylie (Deceased) - Commendation – when Third Officer
Died 13 October 1942 – Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 100

Note:-
William Skinner had previously been awarded an OBE (CD) when Chief Engineer of NEW SEVILLA - Torpedoed and damaged on 20 September 1940, when in Convoy OB.216, in The North Atlantic, 52 miles NW of Rathlin Island, in position 55 50N 007 30W, by U-138; she was taken in tow but sank the following day when 9 miles from The Mull of Kintyre, in position 55 48N 007 22W
08 July 1941 Gazette Issue 35214, Supplement 3964, published 09 July 1941
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GALEA, Lucrezio, BEM, post 179
The ship in question is:-
WHITE CREST - Bombed and damaged on 04 August 1940 when in Convoy WN.04 off Cape Wrath by aircraft
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
06 June 1941 Gazette Issue 35185, Supplement 3303, published 10 June 1941
James Davison - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
Lucrezio Galea - MBE (CD) – when Donkeyman
06 June 1941 Gazette Issue 35185, Supplement 3305, published 10 June 1941
Ian Grant Foster - Commendation – when First Mate
Ernest Griffiths - Commendation – when Fourth Engineer
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GANNON, Thomas, BEM, post 258
The ship in question is:-
STURDEE ROSE (Richard Hughes & Co.) – air attack; destruction of enemy aircraft
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
27 March 1942 Gazette Issue 35504, Supplement 1434, published 31 March 1942
Alfred Henry Beese - MBE (CD) - when Chief Engineer
Captain William Henry Caple - MBE (CD) – when Master
Thomas Gannon - BEM (CD) - when Boatswain
Robert Frank Parker - BEM (CD) –when Gunner - TNA say DEMS Gunner, Royal Navy - Merchant Navy: Gunner (Seedies)
Albert Naylass Vivash - BEM (CD) – when Gunner - TNA say DEMS Gunner, Royal Navy - Merchant Navy: Gunner (Seedies)
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GARDNER, John Selkirk, MBE, post 369
The ship in question is:-
CRESSINGTON COURT - Torpedoed and sunk on 19 August 1942 when NE of Belem, in position 07 58N 046 00W, by U-510
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
12 March 1943 Gazette Issue 35941, Supplement 1256, published 16 March 1943
John Selkirk Gardner - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
Carl Arnold Peterson - BEM (CD) – when Carpenter
Charles Edward Pratt - MBE (CD) – when Second Officer
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GARSIN, George Kenmure, MBE, post 313
The ship in question is:-
RIVER AFTON – torpedoed and sunk on 05 July 1942, having dispersed from Convoy PQ.17, in The Barents Sea, NE of Kola, in position 75 57N 043 00E, by U-703
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
02 October 1942 Gazette Issue 35732, Supplement 4349, published 06 October 1942
George Kenmure Garstin– should read George Kemure Garstin (Seedies) - MBE (CD) – when Radio Officer
Percy Grey - George Medal – when Chief Steward
George Jamieson - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
06 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35778, Supplement 4873, published 10 November 1942
Edward Charles Miller - OBE (CD) - when Chief Engineer Officer
06 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35778, Supplement 4874, published 10 November 1942
Thomas Edward Waller (deceased) - Commendation – when Assistant Cook
Died 05 July 1942 – Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 87
15 January 1943 Gazette Issue 35869, Supplement 394, published 19 January 1943
John Erskine Rudland Wood (deceased) – when Second Engineer Officer
Died 05 July 1942 – Tower Hill Memorial, Panel 87
Ungazetted
George Kenmure Garstin– should read George Kemure Garstin (Seedies) - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea - when Radio Officer
Percy Grey - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea - when Chief Steward
Edward Charles Miller - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea - when Chief Engineer Officer
Thomas Edward Waller (deceased) - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Assistant Cook

Other awards for this ship:-
RIVER AFTON – Convoy QP.10 in April 1942
14 August 1942 Gazette Issue 35672, Supplement 3612, published 18 August 1942
Captain Harold William Charlton - Commendation - when Master
RIVER AFTON – Convoy QP.10 in April 1942
15 December 1944 Gazette Issue 36846, Supplement 5809, published 19 December 1944
Captain Harold William Charlton - DSC - when Master
RIVER AFTON – in the convoying of ships to northern ports of the Soviet Union
17 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35789, Supplement 4993, published 17 November 1942
Benjamin Thompson Coffey - Order of the Red Star - when Ship’s Cook
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GEORGE, John Henry, OBE, post 245
The ship in question is:-
DEVIS - Bombed and damaged on 06 April 1941 in Piraeus by aircraft
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
13 March 1942 Gazette Issue 35488, Supplement 1206, published 17 March 1942
Captain John Henry George - OBE (CD) – when Master

Other awards for this ship:-
DEVIS - Torpedoed and sunk on 05 July 1943, when in Convoy KMS.18B, in The Mediterranean, NE of Cape Bengut, in position 37 01N 004 10E, by U-593. In her cargo were two landing craft – LCM-1123, which sank with the ship and LCM-1129, which floated off slightly damaged and was salvaged by its Crew
19 November 1943 Gazette Issue 36256, Supplement 5122, published 23 November 1943
Captain Walter Denson - OBE (CD) – when Master
Ernest Lionel Jermyn - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
19 November 1943 Gazette Issue 36256, Supplement 5124, published 23 November 1943
Donald McPherson - Commendation – when Third Engineer Officer
John Edmund Penhale - Commendation – when Cadet
19 November 1943 Gazette Issue 36256, Supplement 5125, published 23 November 1943
Stanley Mason Williams - Commendation – when Second Officer

29 December 1942 Gazette Issue 35843, Supplement 73, published 04 January 1943
Valentine Davies - BEM (CD) – 1943 New Year’s Honours – when Chief Steward
28 May 1943 Gazette Issue 36035, Supplement 2501, published 04 June 1943
John Gill - BEM (CD) – 1943 Birthday Honours – when Boatswain
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GIBB, Walter, MBE, post 326
The ship in question is:-
RICHMOND CASTLE – torpedoed and sank on 04 August 1942 after capsizing in The North Atlantic, SE of Cape Farewell, in position 50 25N 035 05W, by U-176
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
04 December 1942 Gazette Issue 35814, Supplement 5343, published 08 December 1942
Thomas Allan - Commendation – when Third Officer
Walter Gibb - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
Ernest Edward Hayes - BEM (CD) – when Greaser
David Thomas Jones - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
John MacIver - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
Angus Murray - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
Francis John Pye - MBE (CD) – when Second Officer
Daniel Robert Taylor - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GIBSON, Henry Evans, MBE, post 335
The ship in question is:-
LOCHKATRINE - Torpedoed and sunk on 03 August 1942, when in Convoy ON.115, in the North Atlantic, East of Cape Race, in position 45 52N 046 44W, by U-552
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
18 December 1942 Gazette Issue 35832, Supplement 5562, published 22 December 1942
Henry Evans Gibson - MBE (CD) – when Senior Third Engineer Officer
18 December 1942 Gazette Issue 35832, Supplement 5563, published 22 December 1942
Captain Percy Cooper - Commendation – when Master
Douglas Grainger - Commendation – when Third Officer
Ungazetted
Henry Evans Gibson - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Senior Third Engineer Officer
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GLENTON, Joseph, BEM, post 237
The ship in question is:-
Steam Trawler NAIRANA - Air attack; destruction of enemy aircraft
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
13 February 1942 Gazette Issue 35457, Supplement 758, published 17 February 1942
Joseph Glenton - BEM (CD) – when Deck Hand
13 February 1942 Gazette Issue 35457, Supplement 759, published 17 February 1942
Frederick Rix - Commendation – when First Engineman
Aubrey Sharman - Commendation – when Skipper
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GODFREY, Valentine Thomas Basil, MBE, post 183
The ship in question is:-
ATHELTEMPLAR - Bombed and damaged on 01 March 1941 in Convoy EN.79 in The North Sea when 90 miles East of Aberdeen, in position 57 11N 001 43E (Lloyds) 57 04N 001 50W (BVLAS) by aircraft; arrived at Methil Roads in the tow of HMS SPEEDWELL on 03 March 1941
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
06 June 1941 Gazette Issue 35185, Supplement 3304, published 10 June 1941
Valentine Thomas Basil Godfrey - MBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
05 September 1941 Gazette Issue 35267, Supplement 5204, published 09 September 1941
John Richard Bell - Commendation – when Boatswain
Thomas Newton - Commendation – when Gunner - Merchant Navy: Gunner (Seedies)
Ungazetted
Valentine Thomas Basil Godfrey - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Chief Engineer

Other awards for this ship:-
ATHELTEMPLAR – Convoy PQ.18 in September 1942; torpedoed and damaged on 14 September 1942 when SW of Bear Island by U-457; vessel abandoned; HMS HARRIER attempted to scuttle her with gunfire but failed; she was last seen burning furiously but still afloat; later on the same day the capsized hulk was sunk with a few 88mm shells by U-408 in position 76 10N 018 00E
12 February 1943 Gazette Issue 35906, Supplement 825, published 16 February 1943
Stanley Hill - MID - when Second Officer
Noel Patrick Jennings - MID - when Second Engineer Officer
12 February 1943 Gazette Issue 35906, Supplement 826, published 16 February 1943
John Arthur Bailey - MID - when Assistant Engineer Officer
Stanley Arthur Cross - MID - when Acting Able Seaman, C/JX.334360
Matthew Dixon - MID - when Acting Able Seaman, P/JX.335080
Frank Roberts – MID - when Junior Third Engineer Officer
05 March 1943 Gazette Issue 35931, Supplement 1136, published 09 March 1943
Stanley Arthur Cross - MID - when Acting Able Seaman, C/JX.334360
21 May 1943 Gazette Issue 36025, Supplement 2308, published 25 May 1943
James Arthur Reeves - Albert Medal (Bronze) - when Chief Officer
29 March 1946 Gazette Issue 37519, Supplement 1631, published 02 April 1946
Captain Carl Ray - MID - when Master
Ungazetted
James Arthur Reeves - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea - when Chief Officer
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GOLIGHTLY, James Duncan, MBE, post 303
The ship in question is:-
EMPIRE STAR – escape from Singapore in face of air attacks – 12 February 1942 bombed and damaged in the Durian Strait
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
11 September 1942 Gazette Issue 35705, Supplement 4017, published 15 September 1942
Captain Selwyn Capon - CBE (CD) – when Master
Joseph Lindon Dawson - OBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
Richard Frederick Francis - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer Officer
James Duncan Golightley - MBE (CD) – when Second Officer
Sydney Milne - BEM (CD) – when Carpenter
William Power - BEM (CD) – when Boatswain
James Peter Smith - MBE (CD) – when Third Officer
Herbert Gordon Charles Weller - MBE (CD) – when Senior Second Engineer Officer
11 September 1942 Gazette Issue 35705, Supplement 4018, published 15 September 1942
Charles Percy Barber - Commendation – when Able Seaman
Redmond Sneyd Faulkner - Commendation – when Cadet
Henry Edward Heaver - Commendation – when Donkeyman
Thomas Stanley Hughes - Commendation – when Second Steward
Joseph Linklater Johnson - Commendation – when Junior Second Engineer Officer
John Harris Middleton - Commendation – when Senior Third Engineer Officer
John Falconer Mitchell - Commendation – when Junior Third Engineer Officer
Raymond Daniel Perry - Commendation – when Cadet
Charles Edward Ribbons - Commendation – when Chief Steward
Captain George Wright - Commendation – when Singapore Pilot

Other awards for this ship:-
EMPIRE STAR - Torpedoed and sunk on 23 October 1942 in the North Atlantic, some 570 miles North of The Azores, in position 48 14N 026 22W, by U-615
26 February 1943 Gazette Issue 35924, Supplement 1035, published 20 March 1943
James Henry Donaldson - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
Roland Moscrop-Young - MBE (CD) – when Third Officer
Leslie Vernon - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer

Note:-
Selwyn Capon was awarded an OBE(MD) for valuable services in HMS ALSATIAN whilst employed on Ocean Escort duties – when Lieutenant, RNR
18 April 1919 Gazette Issue 31303, Supplement 5110, published 22 April 1919
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GOMM, George Edward, BEM, post 266
The ship in question is:-
RUDMORE – air attack; destroyed enemy aircraft
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
24 April 1942 Gazette Issue 35537, Supplement 1847, published 28 April 1942
Thomas Jehu Wallace Crickmore - MBE (CD) - when First Engineer
George Edward Gomm - BEM (CD) – when Gunner – TNA says DEMS Gunner, Royal Navy - Merchant Navy: Gunner (Seedies)
Alfred O’Brien - MBE (CD) – when Second Mate
Captain Edward Henry Thomson - MBE (CD) – when Master
24 April 1942 Gazette Issue 35537, Supplement 1848, published 28 April 1942
Robert Atkinson - Commendation – when Second Engineer
Matthew Buckle - Commendation – when Donkeyman
Robert Simpson Thomson - Commendation – when Gunner – TNA says DEMS Gunner, Royal Navy - Merchant Navy: Gunner (Seedies)
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GOODMAN, Claud Rundle Beresford, MBE, post 327
The ship in question is:-
TROILUS – Operation HARPOON – supply convoy (WS.19) to Malta in June 1942 – arrived at Malta on 16 June 1942
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
18 December 1942 Gazette Issue 35832, Supplement 5561, published 22 December 1942
Claud Rundle Beresford Goodman - MBE (CD) – when Second Officer
Captain Walter Gordon Harrison - CBE (CD) – when Master
15 January 1943 Gazette Issue 35870, Supplement 396, published 19 January 1943
Alexander Charles Pilbro - DSM - when Acting Able Seaman, C/JX.238940
12 March 1943 Gazette Issue 35941, Supplement 1256, published 16 March 1943
Godfrey Brown - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
Henry Norman Jones - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer Officer
12 March 1943 Gazette Issue 35941, Supplement 1257, published 16 March 1943
Charlie Goldsworthy Mathews - Commendation – when Second Engineer Officer
James Sproul McLean - Commendation – when Third Engineer Officer
Ungazetted
Captain Walter Gordon Harrison - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Master
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GOULD, Leslie George, BEM, post 241
The ship in question is:-
CORABELLA – drove off submarine
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
27 February 1942 Gazette Issue 35472, Supplement 997, published 03 March 1942
Ernest Adamson - Commendation - when Third Officer
Captain Archibald Donald - OBE (CD) – when Master
Leslie George Gould - BEM (CD) – when Gunner - TNA says DEMS Gunner, Royal Marines - Merchant Navy: Gunner (Seedies)
William Tiller Scott - Commendation - when Chief Officer
13 March 1942 Gazette Issue 35488, Supplement 1207, published 17 March 1942
Edward Gerner - Commendation – when Chief Engineer
Note:
Neither Jurgen Rohwer (Axis Submarine Successes) nor U-Boat show this incident

Other awards for this ship:-
CORABELLA – torpedoed and sunk on 30 April 1943, when in Convoy TS.37, off Equatorial Africa, some 130 miles SW of Freetown, in position 07 15N 013 49W, by U-515
03 December 1943 Gazette Issue 36273, Supplement 5322, published 07 December 1943
Stuart Byatt - MBE (CD) – when Third Radio Officer
George Ronald Newton - BEM (CD) – when Second Steward
03 December 1943 Gazette Issue 36273, Supplement 5323, published 07 December 1943
Ian Alexander Barnett - Commendation – when Third Engineer Officer
03 December 1943 Gazette Issue 36273, Supplement 5324, published 07 December 1943
Captain Peter Leggett - Commendation – when Master
Ungazetted
Stuart Byatt - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Third Radio Officer
George Ronald Newton - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Second Steward
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GRAHAM, Frederick Henry, OBE, post 374
The ship in question is:-
TOORAK - Torpedoed and damaged on 16 January 1942, having dispersed from Convoy ON.52, in The North Atlantic, in position 47 54N 052 11W, by U-86; she arrived at St. Johns on the same day
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
23 April 1943 Gazette Issue 35991, Supplement 1903, published 27 April 1943
Captain Frederick Henry Graham - OBE (CD) – when Master
N. Makepeace – should read Norman Makepeace (Seedies) - MBE (CD) – when 2nd Engineer
Ungazetted
N. Makepeace – should read Norman Makepeace (Seedies) - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when 2nd Engineer

Other awards for this ship:-
TOORAK – 1943 Birthday Honours
28 May 1943 Gazette Issue 36035, Supplement 2503, published 04 June 1943
Matthew John Parkinson - BEM (CD) – 1943 Birthday Honours – when Chief Steward
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GRAHAM, Ronald Jordan, BEM, post 352
The ship in question is:-
OCEAN VOICE - Torpedoed and sunk, when in Russian Convoy QP.14, on 22 September 1942 West of Jan Mayen Island, in position 71 23N 011 03W, by U-435.
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
23 October 1942 Gazette Issue 35761, Supplement 4653, published 27 October 1942
George Albert Clark - DSM - when Acting Able Seaman, P/JX.261567
13 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35788, Supplement 4991, published 17 November 1942
William John Roskilly - DSM - when Chief Yeoman of Signals, P/J.38550
15 January 1943 Gazette Issue 35869, Supplement 394, published 19 January 1943
Percy Hugh Caldwell - Commendation – when Able Seaman
Ronald Jordan Graham - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
John Roland Longrigg - MBE (CD) – when Second Officer

Other awards for this ship:-
OCEAN VOICE - Convoy PQ.16 in May 1942 – Commodore’s Ship - bombed and damaged on 30 May 1942 by aircraft but was able to reach port
01 January 1943 Gazette Issue 35851, Supplement 174, published 05 January 1943
Captain Harold James Kay - DSC - when Master

Note:-
Ronald Jordan Graham was further awarded with an MID when Able Seaman on SAMPHILL – Operation NEPTUNE – Invasion of France in June 1944
29 December 1944 Gazette Issue 36872, Supplement 159, published 02 January 1945
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GRANT, James Newsome, MBE, post 219
The ship in question is:-
CITY OF ROUBAIX – bombed and sunk on 06 April 1941 at Piraeus by aircraft
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
12 December 1941 Gazette Issue 35380, Supplement 7089, published 16 December 1941
Captain Harold George Thorne Booth - OBE (CD) –when Master
James Newsome Grant - MBE (CD) –when Third Officer
William Reginald Pinchbeck - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
24 April 1942 Gazette Issue 35537, Supplement 1848, published 28 April 1942
Abdool Rahman X Mohabut Ali - BEM (CD) – when Deck Serang

Note:-
James Newsome Grant was further awarded a Commendation when Second Officer of OCEAN VICEROY - Torpedoed and damaged on 29 March 1943, when in Convoy SL.126, in The SW Approaches, some 425 miles NW of Cape Finisterre, in position 46 44N 016 38W, by U-662; she arrived in Belfast Lough on 09 April 1943
30 July 1943 Gazette Issue 36115, Supplement 3483, published 03 August 1943
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GRANT, Sidney Crossland, OBE, post 372
The ship in question is:-
LAGUNA - Torpedoed and damaged on 17 August 1942, when in Convoy PG.6, in The Caribbean, in The Windward Passage, west of Haiti, in position 18 45N 075 04W, by U-658; she arrived in tow at Guantanamo Bay the same day; later repaired at Galveston and returned to service in November 1942
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
09 April 1943 Gazette Issue 35975, Supplement 1679, published 13 April 1943
Captain Sidney Crossland Grant - OBE (CD) – when Master
Frank Roland Martin - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer Officer
09 April 1943 Gazette Issue 35975, Supplement 1680, published 13 April 1943
George Henry Rice - Commendation - when Chief Officer

Other awards for this ship:-
31 December 1943 Gazette Issue 36312, Supplement 65, published 04 January 1944
Thomas Henry Gibbs - MBE (CD) – 1944 New Year’s Honours – when Second Engineer Officer
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GRAY, John Andrew, BEM, post 322
The ship in question is:-
AVILA STAR – torpedoed and sunk on 05 July 1942 in The North Atlantic, 90 miles East of San Miguel, The Azores, in position 38 04N 022 48W (U-Boat), 38 04N 022 46W (BVLAS), by U-201
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
20 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35796, Supplement 5105, published 24 November 1942
John Leslie Anson - OBE (CD) – when Second Officer
Maria Elizabeth Ferguson - BEM (CD) – when Passenger
John Andrew Gray - BEM (CD) – when Boatswain
Eric Reginald Pearce - OBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
Michael Bernard Millington Tallack - OBE (CD) – when First Officer
20 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35796, Supplement 5106, published 24 November 1942
Joseph Hardy - Commendation – when Boatswain’s Mate
Alexander Robertson Sutherland - Commendation – when Carpenter
29 January 1943 Gazette Issue 35886, Supplement 603, published 02 February 1943
Richard Thomas Clarke - MBE (CD) - when Third Officer
Ungazetted
Maria Elizabeth Ferguson - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Passenger
Eric Reginald Pearce - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Chief Officer
Cheers
Mike

 

Ref:- GREENWOOD, Joseph, BEM, post 109
The ship in question is:-
EMPIRE PURCELL – bombed and sunk on 27 May 1942 whilst in Convoy PQ.16 in position 74 00N 026 08E, by aircraft
Awards for this incident are as follows:-
02 October 1942 Gazette Issue 35732, Supplement 4350, published 06 October 1942
William Hutchison Thomson - George Medal – when Able Seaman
23 October 1942 Gazette Issue 35760, Supplement 4652, published 27 October 1942
Donald Bedford - Commendation – when Third Officer
Charles Douthwaite - Commendation – when Chief Officer
Joseph Greenwood - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
Ungazetted
William Hutchison Thomson - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Able Seaman
Cheers
Mike