- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Boatswain
- Unit:
- s.s. Rydboholm, Swedish Merchant Navy
- Awarded on:
- July 3rd, 1941
"for displaying special courage in manning the sloop, under extremely bad weather conditions and at great risk to his own life, which rescued the shipwrecked crew of the Dutch m.s. "Sumba"."
Royal decree no. 1