KING'S BRAVERY
.BATTLE OF JUTLAND
I TRIBUTE FROM COMRADE
f: . ■•• (Received May 1, 1 p.m.) <: ■ 'Si-::,■■'■ :. LONDON, ;April 30. >;j Mr. James Moifatt, of Belfast, who %-as formerly a petty officer in H.M.S. polling wood, in a letter to the newspapers, pays a. tribute to the part played by the King in .the battle of Jutland. '~, .
;J|''The King," he writes, was stationed in the. foremost turret of the ' Collingwood, working instruments upon Avhich depended the accuracy of the guns., He displayed an utter disregard for himself and put every ounce of,.his jianhood into his duty."
■$Mr. Moffatt adds that he i? sure, of his facts, because he was the King's 'companion in the turret throughout the ■Battle..-. .'•■ ■'". ... .-. .-., :
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 102, 1 May 1937, Page 9
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117KING'S BRAVERY Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 102, 1 May 1937, Page 9
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