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Lloyd's War Medal For Bravery At Sea
The Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea is one of the four Lloyd's Medal types bestowed by Lloyd's of London. In 1939, with the coming of the Second World War, Lloyd's set up a committee to find means of honouring seafarers who performed acts of exceptional courage at sea, and this resulted in the announcement on 27 December 1940 of the "Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea". The first awards were announced in March 1941. The first two were to Captain Rowland Morris-Woolfenden MBE and Sub-Lieutenant Patrick Wills-Rust RNR, who had been Master and Second Officer respectively of the coaster . On the night of 27–28 May 1940, the last day of the Battle of Belgium, she had evacuated over 200 soldiers and civilians from Ostend. She survived 90 minutes of attacks by enemy aircraft and 20 minutes of attack by an E-boat before being torpedoed and sunk. All awards were for acts during the Second World War. The last were announced in October 1948. In all 541 Lloyd's War Medals for Brave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd's Medal
The Lloyd's Medal may refer to one of four separate awards bestowed by Lloyd's of London. The number of different medal types that have been awarded by Lloyd's is multiplied because there are variations within each of the four types: *Lloyd's Medal for Saving Life at Sea – Beginning in 1836 Lloyd's of London began to issue medals for saving life at sea; *Lloyd's Medal for Meritorious Service – this medal was introduced in 1893 * Lloyd's Medal for Services to Lloyds – this medal was introduced in 1913 for services to the firm. *Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea The Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea is one of the four Lloyd's Medal types bestowed by Lloyd's of London. In 1939, with the coming of the Second World War, Lloyd's set up a committee to find means of honouring seafarers who performed acts of e ... – introduced in 1940 These awards are occasionally still bestowed. References {{reflist Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Owen Clarke
Apprentice Donald Owen Clarke (5 March 1923 – 9 August 1942) of the Merchant Navy was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his heroism on 8 August 1942. Sailing alone, his motor tanker, the San Emiliano, was torpedoed and sunk by U.155 in the central Atlantic, south east of Trinidad. The ship was engulfed in flames but despite being so badly burned that he died the next day of his wounds, he helped save other severely burned victims by rowing a lifeboat clear of the stricken tanker. He rowed the lifeboat, the only one to survive the sinking, for two hours despite his hands being so badly burned they had to be cut away from the oars as his flesh had stuck to them. Lying at the bottom of the boat, as they waited for rescue, he sang to keep up the spirits of the other men. Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Commendation For Brave Conduct (1916-1952)
The Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct, formerly the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct, acknowledged brave acts by both civilians and members of the armed services in both war and peace, for gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. Established by King George VI in 1939, the award was discontinued in 1994 on the institution of the Queen's Commendation for Bravery. It represented the lowest level of bravery award in the British honours system, alongside a mention in despatches. There is no entitlement to post-nominal letters. Institution The Commendation for Brave Conduct was established in 1939 at the beginning of World War II. No Royal Warrant or other public statement was issued that specified the title, precedence and eligibility of the award, suggesting it was a prompt wartime solution to a gap in the awards available to reward gallantry by non-combatants, particularly those involved in Civil Defence and the Merchant Navy. Awards were published in the London Gazet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Narwik
SS ''Narwik,'' formerly ''Empire Roamer'', was a Polish general cargo ship built in 1941 to the order of the British government, as one of the Empire B type ships. In 1942, together with four others (''Tobruk'', ''Bałtyk,'' ''Białystok'', ''Borysław'' - since 1950 ''Bytom''), it was transferred to the Polish Government in Exile for the Polish Merchant Navy. In Polish service, the name of the ship was changed to "Narwik" to commemorate the Polish contribution to the Battle of Narvik. The transferred ships formally became the property of GAL ( Gdynia-America Shipping Lines), but they were chartered to the War Transport Administration. ''Narwik'' sailed under the Polish flag to 1972. ''Empire Roamer'' was built by Charles Connell and Company in Glasgow and launched on 5 January 1942. On 11 March 1942 she was sold by Ministry of War Transport to Polish government, and was commissioned from the shipyard on that day. Her first captain was Tadeusz Niefiedowicz. On 17 March 1942 the ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gordon Melville Turner
James Gordon Melville Turner GC (1907 – 5 November 1967) was a British merchant seaman. He was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM) for actions on the cargo ship on 6 September 1939. The ship was one of the first British merchantmen sunk during the Second World War. The award of the EGM was gazetted on 13 October 1939, and the medal was exchanged for the George Cross (GC) in 1943. Turner was also awarded the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea, and a gold medal by the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society. Turner was the radio officer on SS ''Manaar'', a cargo steamer of built in 1917 and operated by the Brocklebank Line. En route from Liverpool to Calcutta, the vessel was attacked by the German submarine U-38 at , in the northern Atlantic Ocean about northwest of Cape St Vincent and about west of Cape Roca. The merchant vessel returned fire, the first time that a merchantman had fired at a U-boat in the war. Turner remained at his post, sending an SOS. Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Treves (actor)
Frederick William Treves BEM (29 March 1925 – 30 January 2012) was an English character actor with an extensive repertoire, specialising in avuncular, military and titled types. Early life Treves attended the Nautical College, Pangbourne and in World War II he served in the Merchant Navy. On his first voyage his ship, the refrigerated cargo liner , was part of the Operation Pedestal convoy to Malta. On 13 August 1942 ''Waimarama'' was bombed by a German Junkers Ju 88 The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II ''Luftwaffe'' twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Junkers Aircraft and Motor Works (JFM) designed the plane in the mid-1930s as a so-called '' Schnellbomber'' ("fast bomber") that would be too fast ... aircraft. The ship's deck cargo included containers of aviation spirit that burst into flame. ''Waimarama'' exploded and 83 of her 107 crew were killed. Officer cadet, Cadet Treves helped save several of his shipmates, including the only ship's officer to su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Preston Stronach
Captain (then Chief Officer) George Preston Stronach GC (14 April 1912 – 12 December 1999) of the Merchant navy was awarded the George Cross for the heroism he displayed in a rescue at sea in Tripoli Harbour on 19 March 1943. Notice of his award appeared in the London Gazette on 23 November 1943. 19 March 1943 On 19 March 1943, Captain Duncan MacKellar's merchant vessel, the SS ''Ocean Voyager'', while in Tripoli Harbour was attacked by German Ju 88 aircraft equipped with Motobomba FFF torpedoes. The ship's large consignment of petrol and ammunition caught fire. As the captain had died in the attack, Stronach took command of the stricken vessel after being briefly knocked out by the explosions. He sought and found surviving crew members and led them to a lifeboat, then lowered another boat to search for more survivors. He doused himself with water from a hose to protect himself as best he could from the flames engulfing the ship, climbed into the wrecked accommodation quart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Baffin
''Empire Baffin'' was a 6,978 ton cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). She was commissioned in 1943 as HMS ''Sancroft'', being converted into a cable laying ship for Operation Pluto. She was returned to the MoWT in 1946 and subsequently sold and renamed ''Clintonia''. A final change of ownership in 1960 saw her renamed ''Aspis'' and she was scrapped in 1963. History ''Empire Baffin'' was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow as yard number 958. She was launched on 28 August 1941 and completed in October 1941. She was operated under the management of J Robinson & Sons, North Shields. War service ''Empire Baffin'' was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War. ;PQ 2 Convoy PQ 2 sailed from Liverpool on 13 October 1941 and arrived at Archangel on 30 October. ''Empire Baffin'' joined from Scapa Flow on 17 October. ;QP 3 Convoy QP 3 sailed from Archangel on 27 November 1941 and dispersed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Herbert Reed
Bombardier Henry Herbert Reed GC (1911 – 20 June 1941), of No. 2 Battalion, 1 Maritime Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the "gallant and utterly selfless action" he showed after the merchant ship SS ''Cormount'' was attacked by German E-boats and planes on 20 June 1941. 20 June 1941 The ship was raked by machine-gun fire from the attacking planes, and Reed, who had volunteered to man anti-aircraft guns on merchant shipping, had suffered a mortal stomach wound. Despite his injuries, he rescued the injured Chief Officer from the badly damaged bridge and carried him down two sets of ladders to safety. He also managed to move an injured steward to cover before dying minutes later of his wounds. The ship survived the attack, despite being struck by an air-launched torpedo. He was also posthumously awarded the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea. George Cross citation Reeds' George Cross citation appeared in the London Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Byron
''Empire Byron'' was a cargo ship which was built in 1941 for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Completed in January 1942, she had a short service career. ''Empire Byron'' was torpedoed and sunk on 5 July 1942 by while a member of Convoy PQ 17. Description ''Empire Byron'' was built by Bartram & Sons Ltd, Sunderland for the MoWT. She was yard number 289. ''Empire Byron'' was launched on 6 October 1941 and completed in January 1942. The ship was long, with a beam of and a depth of . She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by North East Marine Engine Co (1938) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. She had a GRT of 6,645 and a NRT of 4,796. Career ''Empire Byron'' was operated under the management of Haldin & Philipps Ltd. She was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War. ;PQ 12 Convoy PQ 12 departed Reykjavík, Iceland on 1 March 1942. It arrived at Murmansk on 12 March. ''Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Neumann
Captain Bernard Peter de Neumann GM (18 September 1917 – 16 September 1972) was a British Merchant Navy officer and convicted pirate (by the French Vichy Government). De Neumann's action-packed seagoing career included being sunk twice in the space of one month, being charged and convicted of piracy by the Vichy French, and being known as "The Man From Timbuctoo". World War II De Neumann displayed exemplary courage during the Second World War being awarded both the George Medal and the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea for removing a 250 kilogram bomb from deep in the engine-room of SS ''Tewkesbury'' and dropping it over his ship's side during a Luftwaffe attack off Aberdeen on 1 March 1941. SS ''Tewkesbury'' was torpedoed and sunk by gunfire from ''U-69'' on 21 May 1941. All of the crew survived and escaped in two boats; de Neumann's lifeboat was picked up by the American freighter SS ''Exhibitor''. He was later transferred to HMS ''Cilicia''. (SS ''Tewkesburys othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley William Mason
Dudley William Mason GC (7 October 1901 – 26 April 1987) was master of the tanker SS ''Ohio'' during the Second World War. He commanded the tanker during Operation Pedestal, a convoy to relieve Malta. He was awarded the George Cross for this operation. Early life Dudley Mason was born into a family in Surbiton. His father was a chauffeur. Mason went to school in Long Ditton before going to sea as an apprentice at 17 in June 1920. George Cross action In August 1942, the ''Ohio'', a 14,000-ton tanker belonging to the Texas Oil Company on loan to the British Ministry of War Transport, was one of 14 merchant vessels sent to aid Malta. The convoy, with naval and air escort, met enemy action on 11 August. The next day, when air attacks began, it became apparent the tanker was the main target. For four days the ship suffered continuous attacks from aircraft and submarines. She sustained grave damage from a torpedo, two sticks of bombs lifted her out of the water and another exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
