Merchant Navy awards

Discussion in 'The War at Sea' started by dbf, May 23, 2009.

  1. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- MUTTITT, Frederick John, MBE, CORMEAD, posts 47, 142
    The ship in question is:-
    CORMEAD – drove off and destroyed enemy aircraft
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    30 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35441, Supplement 542, published 03 February 1942
    Joseph Edward Bramwell - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
    Frederick John Muttitt - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
    Henry Cyril Venables - BEM (CD) – when Gunner - Merchant Navy: Gunner (Seedies)
    30 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35441, Supplement 543, published 03 February 1942
    Captain Arthur Reginald Emmott - Commendation – when Master

    Other awards for this ship:-
    06 June 1941 Gazette Issue 35184, Supplement 3288, published 12 June 1941
    Captain Arthur Reginald Emmott - OBE (CD) – 1941 Birthday Honours – when Master

    Note:-
    Captain Frederick John Muttitt was later awarded a Commendation when Master of CORMULL – mined and damaged on 15 May 1943 in the North Sea, in position 52 46N 001 57E; towed to Great Yarmouth – note, not shown in Convoyweb
    07 July 1944 Gazette Issue 36601, Supplement 3232 published 11 July 1944
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  2. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- NEWLYN, James Allan, BEM, DURHAM, posts 54, 153
    The ship in question is:-
    DURHAM - Departed Malta after sunset on 21 August 1941 in an independent sailing; damaged by mine on 22 August 1941 in The Mediterranean, when west of Pantellaria; arrived in Gibraltar 24 August 1941; damaged on 20 September 1941 at Gibraltar when torpedoed by an Italian one man submarine
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    02 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35405, Supplement 126, published 06 January 1942
    James Allan Newlyn - BEM (CD) – when Carpenter
    Captain Charles Rayner Pilcher - OBE (CD) – when Master
    02 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35405, Supplement 127, published 06 January 1942
    George Cormack Macdougall - Commendation – when Chief Engineer

    Other awards for this ship:-
    DURHAM - Operation SUBSTANCE – supply convoy to Malta in July 1941
    12 December 1941 Gazette Issue 35380, Supplement 7089, published 16 December 1941
    George Cormack Macdougall - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
    12 December 1941 Gazette Issue 35380, Supplement 7091, published 16 December 1941
    Captain Charles Rayner Pilcher - Commendation – when Master
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  3. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- NICHOLS, Cyril, BEM, WAIWERA, posts 96, 99
    The ship in question is:-
    WAIWERA – torpedoed and sunk on 29 June 1942 in The North Atlantic, some 400 miles NNW of The Azores, in position 45 49N 034 29W, by U-754
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    06 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35778, Supplement 4874, published 10 November 1942
    Captain Cyril Maurice Andrews - OBE (CD) – when Master
    Eric Arnold Hickling - OBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
    George Otto Latter - BEM (CD) – when Lamp Trimmer
    Cyril Nichols - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
    Francis William White - Commendation – when Second Engineer Officer
    11 December 1942 Gazette Issue 35823, Supplement 5462, published 15 December 1942
    Reginald GW Lawrence - MID - when Petty Officer, P/JX.130264
    Richard Everley Washbourn - MID - when Lieutenant-Commander, DSO, Royal Navy
    Ungazetted
    Captain Cyril Maurice Andrews - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Master
    Eric Arnold Hickling - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Chief Officer

    Other awards for this ship:-
    WAIWERA – damaged in May 1940 during an air raid on The Liverpool Docks
    05 August 1941 Gazette Issue 35239, Supplement 4548, published 08 August 1941
    James Campaigne - Commendation – when Electrician
    Samuel Edward Rogers - Commendation – when Leading Seaman
    Terence Rowan - Commendation – when Engineer
    05 August 1941 Gazette Issue 35239, Supplement 4549, published 08 August 1941
    Victor Henry Vizer - Commendation – when Chief Officer
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  4. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- NORTH, William, MBE, BULYSSES, posts 45, 143
    The ship in question is:-
    BULYSSES - Torpedoed and sunk on 10 September 1941, when in Convoy SC.42, in The North Atlantic, south of Cape Farewell, in position 62 40N 038 50W, by U-82
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    30 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35441, Supplement 542, published 03 February 1942
    William North - MBE (CD) – when Second Engineer
    James Wylie Strang - MBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  5. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- OWEN, Goronwy, OBE, DUNEDIN STAR, posts 40, 477
    The ship in question is:-
    DUNEDIN STAR – air attacks, one aircraft hit
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    30 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35441, Supplement 542, published 03 February 1942
    Frederick Newman Johnson - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
    Captain Goronwy Owen - OBE (CD) – when Master
    Harry Tomlinson - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  6. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- OWENS, David Frederick, Polish Cross, ULSTER MONARCH, post 161
    The ship in question is:-
    ULSTER MONARCH – withdrawal of Polish Troops from France in June 1940
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    21 October 1941 Gazette Issue 35319, Supplement 6108, published 21 October 1941
    Captain David Frederick Owens - Polish Cross of Valour (Krzyz Walecnych) – when Master

    Note:-
    Captain David Frederick Owens was later awarded an OBE (CD) – 1942 New Year’s Honours when Master of LOUTH
    30 December 1941 Gazette Issue 35399, Supplement 17, published 01 January 1942
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  7. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PACEWICZ, Edward, OBE, BATORY, post 158
    The ship in question is:-
    BATORY - she was in The Norwegian Campaign (Narvik 15 to 17 April 1940; Narvik 17 May 1940 and Harstad 18 May 1940 and 04 June 1940); Operation AERIAL (or ARIEL) – evacuation of Allied Forces and Civilians from Western France between 15 and 25 June 1940 (St. Nazaire 17 June 1940; Bayonne 19 to 20 June 1940; St. Jean de Luz 21 June 1940); She departed The Clyde 05 July 1940 and arrived at Halifax 12 July 1940 transporting 40 million UK Pounds of Britain’s gold reserves to Canada; 05 August 1940 she departed Liverpool in Convoy WS.2 for Australia carrying 480 children
    Captain Edward Pacewicz - Honorary OBE (CD) – when Master
    Approved 1941
    Ungazetted
    Zygmund Kuske - Honorary MBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
    Approved 1941
    Ungazetted

    Other awards for this ship:-
    BATORY - Operation TORCH - Invasion of North Africa in November 1942
    Captain Zygmunt Anzelm Deyczakowski - DSC – when Master
    BATORY – Operation HUSKY – Invasion of Sicily in July 1943
    Captain Zygmunt Anzelm Deyczakowski - MID – when Master
    Ungazetted (Admiralty Fleet Order 5729. Honours and Awards – Polish Merchant Navy (H&A 344/44. 19 October 1944))

    Note:-
    Captain Zygmunt Anzelm Deyczakowski was previously awarded an Honorary OBE (CD) – when Master of CHROBRY - was in The Norwegian Campaign and was bombed just before midnight on 14 May 1940 by German dive-bombers, who attacked her three times in the middle of Vestlfjorden; she was then scuttled with torpedoes by aircraft from HMS ARK ROYAL on 16 May 1940
    Approved 1943
    Ungazetted
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  8. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PARRY, Charles, OBE, HARPENDEN, posts 9, 138
    The ship in question is:-
    HARPENDEN - Torpedoed and damaged on 11 September 1940, when in Convoy OA.210, in The North Atlantic, in position 55 34N 015 56W; she was taken in tow and arrived in The Clyde 5 days later to be beached in Kilchattan Bay; on 19 November 1940 taken to Greenock and rebuilt as EMPIRE STOUR
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    10 December 1940 Gazette Issue 35011, Supplement 7014, published 13 December 1940
    Captain Charles Parry - OBE (CD) – when Master
    John Jenner Simmons - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer

    Note:-
    Captain Charles Parry was later awarded a Commendation when Master of HARLESDEN (J & C Harrison Ltd.) - Sunk on 22 February 1941 in the North Atlantic, in position 47 12N 040 18W, by the German capital ship, GNEISENAU
    18 January 1946 Gazette Issue 374347, Supplement 563, published 22 January 1946
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  9. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PASCOE, John, OBE, LlWM, BOLTON CASTLE, posts 97, 98
    The ship in question is:-
    BOLTON CASTLE – bombed and sunk on 05 July 1942, having dispersed from Convoy PQ.17 on 04 July 1942, in The Barents Sea, in position 76 40N 036 30E, by German aircraft
    02 October 1942 Gazette Issue 35732, Supplement 4349, published 06 October 1942
    William McClymart Keating - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
    Alfred Jack Medway - MBE (CD) – when Third Officer
    16 October 1942 Gazette Issue 35751, Supplement 4551, published 20 October 1942
    Ernest Walter Noakes - DSM - when Temporary Acting Leading Seaman, D/JX.194680
    23 October 1942 Gazette Issue 35761, Supplement 4653, published 27 October 1942
    Alexander Moir - DSM - when Lance Sergeant, 1548681
    06 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35778, Supplement 4874, published 10 November 1942
    Walton Arnott – Seedies say Walter Arnott - BEM (CD) – when Chief Steward
    Thomas Reginald Jackson - Commendation – when Second Officer
    Daniel John Omri James - BEM (CD) –when Boatswain
    Robert Walter Langdown - BEM (CD) – when Sailor
    Captain John Pascoe - OBE (CD) – when Master
    01 January 1943 Gazette Issue 35850, Supplement 171, published 05 January 1943
    Robert Nicholson Johnson - Commendation – when Chief Engineer Officer
    Ungazetted
    William McClymart Keating - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Chief Officer
    Captain John Pascoe - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Master

    Note:-
    Thomas Reginald Jackson had previously been awarded an MBE (CD) when Second Officer of MUNCASTER CASTLE – torpedoed and sunk on 30 March 1942, having dispersed from Convoy ST.18, off Equatorial Africa, SSW of Monrovia, in position 02 02N 012 02W, by U-68
    28 August 1942 Gazette Issue 35688, Supplement 3819, published 01 September 1942
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  10. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PATTERSON, Arthur, OBE, HARBERTON, posts 190, 225
    The ship in question is:-
    HARBERTON (J & C Harrison) - 24 February 1941 rescued 34 crew members from the torpedoed CAPE NELSON and ANGLO-PERUVIAN when SW of Iceland after they had dispersed from Convoy OB.288
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    08 July 1941 Gazette Issue 35214, Supplement 3963, published 09 July 1941
    Edgar Stenstrom Anholm - MBE (CD) – when 2nd Officer
    Gysbert Fluit - BEM (CD) – when Seaman
    Captain Arthur Patterson - OBE (CD) – when Master
    Herbert Phythian - BEM (CD) – when Seaman
    Ungazetted
    Edgar Stenstrom Anholm - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when 2nd Officer
    Note:- the date of incident given is 19 August 1941, which is wrong for the above - she had departed from Freetown on 15 August 1941 in Convoy SL.84 and arrived Liverpool 08 September 1941

    Note:-
    Edgar Stenstrom Anholm was later awarded a Posthumous Commendation when Chief Officer of FORT LA MONTEE (MOWT) – explosion and sinking at Algiers on 04 August 1943
    The London Gazette reports:-
    The ship was discharging cargo when a fire broke out in one of the magazines which had not been discharged. Fire-fighting operations were immediately begun but the situation became extremely dangerous and after all but essential crew had been taken off, the vessel was towed out into the bay. Although tugs and lighters took out extra fire-fighting appliances and another ship manoeuvred alongside with hoses, the fire rapidly became beyond control and shortly afterwards the vessel blew up.
    07 July 1944 Gazette Issue 36601, Supplement 3233 published 11 July 1944
    Died 08 August 1943 – El Alia Cemetery, Grave Reference 12.E.25
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  11. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PATTISON, David, MBE, GEORGE BALFOUR, posts 60, 163
    The ship in question is:-
    GEORGE BALFOUR - Mined and damaged on 17 October 1940 when in Convoy FS.310 in The North Sea, 230 degrees x 12,900 yards from Aldeburgh Light Vessel (BVLAS), 115 degrees x 10 miles from Aldeburgh (Lloyds); towed into Yarmouth on 17 October 1940
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    02 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35405, Supplement 127, published 06 January 1942
    James Gronhaug - MBE (CD) – when Second Engineer
    Cornelius McCarthy - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman
    Captain David Pattison - MBE (CD) – when Master
    James George Smith - Commendation – when Second Officer
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  12. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PHYTHIAN, Herbert, BEM, HARBERTON, posts 190, 225
    The ship in question is:-
    HARBERTON (J & C Harrison) - 24 February 1941 rescued 34 crew members from the torpedoed CAPE NELSON and 17 from ANGLO-PERUVIAN when SW of Iceland after they had dispersed from Convoy OB.288
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    08 July 1941 Gazette Issue 35214, Supplement 3963, published 09 July 1941
    Edgar Stenstrom Anholm - MBE (CD) – when 2nd Officer
    Gysbert Fluit - BEM (CD) – when Seaman
    Captain Arthur Patterson - OBE (CD) – when Master
    Herbert Phythian - BEM (CD) – when Seaman
    Ungazetted
    Edgar Stenstrom Anholm - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when 2nd Officer
    Note:- the date of incident given is 19 August 1941, which is wrong for the above - she had departed from Freetown on 15 August 1941 in Convoy SL.84 and arrived Liverpool 08 September 1941

    Note:-
    Edgar Stenstrom Anholm was later awarded a Posthumous Commendation when Chief Officer of FORT LA MONTEE (MOWT) – explosion and sinking at Algiers on 04 August 1943
    The London Gazette reports:-
    The ship was discharging cargo when a fire broke out in one of the magazines which had not been discharged. Fire-fighting operations were immediately begun but the situation became extremely dangerous and after all but essential crew had been taken off, the vessel was towed out into the bay. Although tugs and lighters took out extra fire-fighting appliances and another ship manoeuvred alongside with hoses, the fire rapidly became beyond control and shortly afterwards the vessel blew up.
    07 July 1944 Gazette Issue 36601, Supplement 3233 published 11 July 1944
    Died 08 August 1943 – El Alia Cemetery, Grave Reference 12.E.25
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  13. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PICCIRILLO, Joseph, BEM, WALMER CASTLE, posts 56, 117
    The ship in question is:-
    Rescue Ship WALMER CASTLE – In convoy OG.74 rescued 32 from EMPIRE MOAT, which had been torpedoed and sunk on 20 September 1941, NNE of The Azores, in position 48 07N 022 05W, by U-124, rescued 28 from BALTALLIN, which had been torpedoed and sunk on 20 September 1941, NNE of The Azores, in position 48 07N 022 07W, by U-124, 21 from CITY OF WATERFORD (Irish), which had been sunk after being in collision with the Dutch tug, THAMES, on 19 September 1941 and rescued and transferred from HMS DEPTFORD; WALMER CASTLE was then bombed and sunk on 21 September 1941 some 700 miles West of Ushant, in position 47 16N 022 25W, by German Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft of I/KG 40 on their 4th attack; Wikipedia and Arnold Hague state 11 crewmen and 20 of the survivors were lost. 64 survivors were rescued by HMS DEPTFORD and HMS MARIGOLD; the latter then sank her with gun fire as she posed a danger to navigation; U-Boat states 5 were lost from EMPIRE MOAT and 11 were lost from BALTALLIN and Irish Maritime states 5 from CITY OF WATERFORD died in the WALMER CASTLE sinking.
    While insurance was paid for the loss of the ship (CITY OF WATERFORD), life insurance was not paid as, when they died, they were not crew of the City of Waterford, but passengers of Walmer Castle. They were, the judge said: “technically unemployed”. Initially some Irish ships sailed in convoy, at the insistence of insurance companies. Lloyds of London would insure the ships, cargoes and the lives and health of the crew, provided that they sailed in convoy. Nonetheless, some ships never sailed in convoy - insurance claims after convoy OG-74, changed attitudes. Thereafter Irish ships sailed alone.
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    02 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35405, Supplement 126, published 06 January 1942
    Alfred Charles Davies - BEM (CD) – when Boatswain
    Alfred Lawson - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
    Frederick William Terence McGowan - George Medal – when First Radio Officer
    Joseph Piccirillo - BEM (CD) – when 2nd Steward
    02 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35405, Supplement 127, published 06 January 1942
    Robert George Barrett - Commendation – when Gunner
    Captain Gerald Lewis Clarke (deceased) – Commendation- when Master
    Herbert Vincent Hill (deceased) – Commendation – when Cook
    Thomas Alfred Morris (Deceased) – Commendation – when Third Officer
    Ungazetted
    Captain Gerald Lewis Clarke (deceased) - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Master
    Alfred Charles Davies - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Boatswain
    Herbert Vincent Hill (deceased) - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Cook
    Alfred Lawson - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Chief Officer
    Frederick William Terence McGowan - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when First Radio Officer
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  14. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PILCHER, Charles Rayner, OBE, DURHAM, posts 54, 153
    The ship in question is:-
    DURHAM - Departed Malta after sunset on 21 August 1941 in an independent sailing; damaged by mine on 22 August 1941 in The Mediterranean, when west of Pantellaria; arrived in Gibraltar 24 August 1941; damaged on 20 September 1941 at Gibraltar when torpedoed by an Italian one man submarine
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    02 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35405, Supplement 126, published 06 January 1942
    James Allan Newlyn - BEM (CD) – when Carpenter
    Captain Charles Rayner Pilcher - OBE (CD) – when Master
    02 January 1942 Gazette Issue 35405, Supplement 127, published 06 January 1942
    George Cormack Macdougall - Commendation – when Chief Engineer

    Other awards for this ship:-
    DURHAM - Operation SUBSTANCE – supply convoy to Malta in July 1941
    12 December 1941 Gazette Issue 35380, Supplement 7089, published 16 December 1941
    George Cormack Macdougall - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
    12 December 1941 Gazette Issue 35380, Supplement 7091, published 16 December 1941
    Captain Charles Rayner Pilcher - Commendation – when Master
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  15. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PINKNEY, John Short, OBE, FYLINGDALE, post 15
    The ship in question is:-
    FYLINGDALE (Rowland and Marwood’s Steamship Company Ltd., Whitby) – guided an unescorted convoy of about forty ships safely through Norwegian waters after Germany invaded Norway and the Admiralty ordered them to proceed to sea without escort
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    26 July 1940 Gazette Issue 34908, Supplement 4655, published 26 July 1940
    Captain John Short Pinkney - OBE (CD) – when Master

    Note:-
    Captain John Short Pinkney was later awarded a Commendation when Master of FYLINGDALE – unknown event (Seedies)
    10 December 1940 Gazette Issue 35011, Supplement 7015, published 13 December 1940
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  16. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PINKNEY, Henry George Bacon, MBE, PORT CHALMERS, posts 63, 167
    The ship in question is:-
    PORT CHALMERS – Convoy GM.1 – Supply Convoy to Malta, departing Gibraltar 20 July 1941 and arriving Malta 24 July 1941; then Independent sailing with CITY OF PRETORIA departing Malta at dusk on 27 September 1941, escorted briefly by a local corvette escort; she was attacked during the night by MTBs; at dawn on 28 September 1941 they separated and she arrived in Gibraltar on 29 September 1941; both vessels flew the French flag during the passage to Gibraltar
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    05 June 1942 Gazette Issue 35588, Supplement 2535, published 09 June 1942
    Captain William Gordon Higgs - OBE (CD) – when Master
    David Charles Jack - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
    Henry George Bacon Pinkney - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer

    Other awards for this ship:-
    PORT CHALMERS – Operation PEDESTAL - supply convoy to Malta in August 1942 – she was the third to arrive at Malta on 13 August 1942 at 1830 hours; she was extremely lucky when an aerial torpedo was caught in her paravane and failed to explode
    06 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35780, Supplement 4879, published 10 November 1942
    Captain Henry George Bacon Pinkney – DSO – when Master
    06 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35780, Supplement 4880, published 10 November 1942
    Stanley George Lewis Bentley - DSC – when Chief Engineer Officer
    Richard Bettess - DSC – when Second Officer
    Arthur Harvey Dadson - DSM – when Quartermaster
    Alexander Leonard Whitcher - DSM – when Leading Signalman, P/JX.135581
    06 November 1942 Gazette Issue 35780, Supplement 4881, published 10 November 1942
    William Edward Hills - DSM – when Storekeeper
    Charles McKenzie - DSM – when Acting Able Seaman, P/X.18574, RANR – Seedies say RNR
    John Heley Smith - DSM – when Able Seaman
    Robert Stewart - DSM – when Carpenter
    Lawrence Sunderland - DSM – when Bombardier, 1518732, 4th Maritime AA Regiment
    05 February 1943 Gazette Issue 35895, Supplement 710, published 09 February 1943
    William Barth Craig - MID – when Chief Officer
    William Peacock Douglas - MID – when Boatswain
    Charles Henry Smith - MID – when Senior Second Engineer Officer
    PORT CHALMERS – storm damages and then repairs in The North Atlantic in February 1943
    Ungazetted
    William Barth Craig – Lloyd’s Meritorious Medal – when Chief Officer
    Robert Stewart - Lloyd’s Life Saving Medal – when Carpenter

    02 June 1944 Gazette Issue 36547, Supplement 2668, published 10 June 1944
    Captain Richard Stephens Durham - OBE (CD) – 1944 Birthday Honours – when Master
    18 June 1946 Gazette Issue 37617, Supplement 3123, published 24 June 1946
    Alfred George Neall - OBE (CD) – 1946 Birthday Honours – when Chief Engineer Officer
    18 June 1946 Gazette Issue 37617, Supplement 3146, published 24 June 1946
    James Glen Urquhart - BEM (CD) – 1946 Birthday Honours – when Quartermaster

    Note:-
    Captain William Gordon Higgs was later awarded a Commendation when Master of PORT VICTOR - Torpedoed and sunk on 30 April 1943 in the North Atlantic, NE of The Azores, in position 47 49N 022 02W by U-107
    27 August 1943 Gazette Issue 36151, Supplement 3687, published 31 August 1943

    Note:-
    Captain Richard Stephens Durham had previously been awarded a DSC – Auxiliary Patrol – 01 February to 31 December 1916 – when Lieutenant, RNR
    26 June 1917 Gazette Issue 30153, Supplement 6377, published 27 June 1917
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  17. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PINNINGTON, Donald Stanley, OBE, LlWM, ATHELCROWN, posts 269, 419
    The ship in question is:-
    ATHELCROWN (United Molasses Co.) – torpedoed and sunk on 22 January 1942, having dispersed from Convoy ON.56, in The North Atlantic, SE of Cape Race, in position 45 06N 040 46W (Lloyds) 45 06N 040 56W (U-Boat), by U-82
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    19 June 1942 Gazette Issue 35602, Supplement 2743, published 23 June 1942
    Colin Norman Timothy Baptist - BEM (CD) – when Apprentice
    Walter Jackson - MBE (CD) – when Chief Officer
    Donald Stanley Pinnington - OBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer
    19 June 1942 Gazette Issue 35602, Supplement 2744, published 23 June 1942
    Captain Isaac Burkill - Commendation - when Master
    04 December 1942 Gazette Issue 35814, Supplement 5343, published 08 December 1942
    Ernest Brook Young Mouat - BEM (CD) – when Carpenter
    Ungazetted
    Donald Stanley Pinnington - Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea – when Chief Engineer
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  18. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PITKEATHLY, William Ritchie, Polish Cross, ROYAL SCOTSMAN, post 161
    The ship in question is:-
    ROYAL SCOTSMAN – withdrawal of Polish Troops from France in June 1940
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    21 October 1941 Gazette Issue 35319, Supplement 6108, published 21 October 1941
    Captain Duncan Darroch - Polish Cross of Valour (Krzyz Walecnych) – when Master
    William Ritchie Pitkeathly - Polish Cross of Valour (Krzyz Walecnych) – when Second Officer
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  19. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- POPE, Clifford, BEM, RFA ORANGELEAF, Posts 150, 151, 152
    The ship in question is:-
    RFA ORANGELEAF (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) – on 10 March 1943, when in Convoy HX.228, in The North Atlantic, in position 51 20N 029 29W rescued 63 Crew Members (17 armed guards, 9 Officers, 37 Crew) and 1 passenger from ANDREA F. LUCKENBACH, a US Ammunition Ship, which had been torpedoed, exploded and then sank within 7 minutes, by U-221 (U-Boat); Warsailors says that according to Lloyds/War Diary TETELA picked up 22 survivors
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    30 July 1943 Gazette Issue 36115, Supplement 3481, published 03 August 1943
    George Bray - MBE (MD) – when Second Officer
    Percy Hammonds - MBE (CD) – for brave conduct – when Junior Engineer Officer
    Captain Guy Stanley Kent - also known as Stanley Guy Kent - OBE (MD) – when Master
    Clifford Pope - BEM (CD) – when Able Seaman

    Note:-
    Correction
    In London Gazette Supplement No. 36115 of 3rd August 1943, Page 3481
    For OBE (CD) Captain Guy Stanley Kent, Master
    Read OBE (MD) Captain Guy Stanley Kent, Master
    10 May 1946 Gazette Issue 37564, Supplement 2286, published 14 May 1946
    Cheers
    Mike
     
  20. Mike Kinnear

    Mike Kinnear Junior Member

    Ref:- PORTEOUS, John, MBE, EMPIRE HOWARD, posts 291, 472
    The ship in question is:-
    EMPIRE HOWARD - Torpedoed and sunk in 57 seconds on 16 April 1942, when in Convoy PQ.14, NW of North Cape, in position 73 48N 021 50E (U-Boat), 73 48N 021 32E (Lloyds and BVLAS) by U-403
    Awards for this incident are as follows:-
    14 August 1942 Gazette Issue 35672, Supplement 3612, published 18 August 1942
    Captain Henry John McDonald Downie - Commendation - when Master
    John Porteous - MBE (CD) – when Chief Engineer

    Note:-
    Captain Henry John McDonald Downie had previously been awarded an OBE (CD) when Master of IMPERIAL MONARCH (Raeburn and Verel Ltd., Glasgow) - Bombed, strafed and damaged on 29 January 1940 when sailing Independently in The North Sea, 062 degreex x 10 miles from Scurdyness, in position 56 43N 002 10W by German He 111s of KG 26; berthed at Grangemouth on 30 January 1940
    The London Gazette reports:-
    S.S. "Imperial Monarch" was fitted with a 4" gun and a High Angle gun. She was attacked by enemy aircraft. There was a South-East gale blowing, with a high sea, and the ship was rolling heavily. An enemy aircraft appeared from the North flying at about 2,000 feet. The order for gun stations was given. Two bombs were dropped which fell about 100 yards away. Fire was opened and the enemy flew away Northwards, circled inshore and came in again from the South, dropping two more bombs. He attacked again from astern from 1,000 feet dropped three bombs, one of which went into the hold, and machine-gunned the bridge as he went ahead. The second attack blew two holes in Imperial Monarch's quarter. She had been firing all the time, and at her twentieth shot one of the enemy's engines started misfiring. He flew away Eastward. There was 4' 6" of water in the after hold and a fire had started in the funnel. Leaving three men at the gun, the Master set the crew to plug the holes and get the fire under control. Water was coming in on the port side, the bulkhead had some 50 holes in it, and the upper deck hatches were blown off so the Master set course to bring her near the shore in case he had to beach her. Some two hours later another enemy aircraft was heard approaching. He dropped five bombs from about 1,000 feet; they did no harm, but all the lights went out. The gun fired twice and he at once shot up into the low-lying clouds. The ship was now rolling heavily and there was 7 foot of water in the after hold, so she was brought to an anchor at Inchcape, and a Salvage Officer came out. He wanted to beach her right away, but the Master thought she would live and brought her into Leith Roads before daybreak next morning. The men behaved very well. The gun's crew handled the gun with skill and courage, did not leave it even when one of the bombs exploded ten yards away, and never missed the chance of a shot.
    24 May 1940 Gazette Issue 34857, Supplement 3168, published 24 May 1940
    Cheers
    Mike
     

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