Law, Charles Anthoney "Tony"

Date of birth:: October 15th, 1916 (England)
Date of death:: October 15th, 1996 (Williams Lake/Nova Scotia, Canada)
Nationality:: Canadian

Biography

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sub-lieutenant
Unit:: HMS MTB 48, 5th/6th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla, Royal Navy
Awarded on:: March 31st, 1942

For daring and resolution while serving in H.M. Destroyers, Motor Torpedo Boats, and Motor Gun boats in daylight attacks at close range and against odds, upon the German Battle Cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the Cruiser Prince Eugen.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 March, 1942.

Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Lieutenant Commander
Unit:: Commanding Officer, HMCS MTB 459, 29th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla, Royal Canadian Navy
Awarded on:: May 30th, 1944

For good service in coastal force actions.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 30 May, 1944.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Lieutenant Commander
Unit:: HMCS MTB 459, 29th Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla, Royal Canadian Navy
Awarded on:: August 29th, 1944

For gallantry, skill, determination and undaunted devotion to duty during the landing of Allied Forces on the coast of Normandy.

Supplement to the London Gazette, 29 August, 1944.

Sources

- FOWLER, T. R., Valour on Juno Beach, General Srore Publishing House, Ontario, Canada, 2005.
- Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy
- Unit Histories