ATTACK ON ENEMY CONVOY
* N.Z. OFFICER LEADS NAVAL FORCES (H.0.W.) RUGBY. Sept. 16. “Light coastal forqes of the Royal Navy, under the command of Lieutenant G. J. Macdonald, D.S.C.. R.N.Z.N.V.R.. of Wellington attacked a small but strongly escorted northbound enemy convoy off the Dutch island of Vlieland early on Friday morning," says an Admiralty communique. ‘Two torpedo hits were obtained on a supply ship of medium size, which was sunk. The British shins returned undamaged to habour, having suffered one slight casualty.”
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Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24365, 18 September 1944, Page 6
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