Syme, Hugh Randall

Date of birth:: February 28th, 1903 (Melbourne, Australia)
Date of death:: November 7th, 1965 (Melbourne, Australia)
Nationality:: Australian

Biography

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George Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant
Unit:: Enemy Mines Section, HMS Vernon, Chatham, Royal Navy
Awarded on:: June 27th, 1941

"For defusing a series of mines."

George Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant
Unit:: Enemy Mines Section, HMS Vernon, Chatham, Royal Navy
Awarded on:: June 9th, 1942

"For defusing a mine lodged in a reservoir embankment in London."

Second George Medal received as a bar for on the ribbon of the first GM.

George Cross

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Lieutenant
Unit:: Enemy Mines Section, HMS Vernon, Chatham, Royal Navy
Awarded on:: August 3rd, 1943

"He spent 21 months working in bomb disposal all over the country. He dealt with 19 mine recovery or disposal operations, including 5 acoustic, 8 magnetic and 2 acoustic-magnetic mines. He was also responsible for the recovery of the only Type T sinker mine. When retrieving this mine, he had to deal with it in waist deep mud. The information gained from the mine was invaluable."