Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

H.M.S Exeter (68), Royal Navy

Awarded on:

February 23rd, 1940

Citation:
"who, ordering the evacuation of a Turret after the Gun House had been hit by an eleven-inch shell, calmly put a tourniquet of rope round the stump of a Marine's arm. He then returned to the Gun House where he found a fire over the rammer of the left gun. This rammer contained a charge of cordite. He organised a chain system of buckets to the turret, put out the fire, removed the cordite, and threw the charge over the side."

In recognition of the gallant and successful action with the " Admiral Graf Spee."