Chief Engine Room Artificer. DSM (London Gazette 14 October 1941 for Bismarck Action) P/MX 48347. (Survivor discharged to HMS Victory taking passage in HMS Rodney)Boy 1st Class/Ordinary Seaman. P/SSX 26142 . Onboard 1938 – 1940. Altmark incident. 1939 – 1940. 39-40 medal, Defence Medal, Atlantic Star, 39-45 Star. African Star. Arctic Star. After RN worked for Post Office Telephones (BT)