Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Olieman (Oilman)

Unit:

tug 'Hudson', British Merchant Navy

Awarded on:

January 13th, 1944

Aanbeveling:
.. who as grease monkey of the ocean-going tug Hudson, at anchor in Algiers on July 16, 1943 in a courageous and determined action having unhesitatingly boarded a fiercely burning vessel loaded with ammunition resulting in this vessel being towed out of the harbor after a number of failed attempts and so preventing various vessels from being damaged.


Royal Degree No. 3