DECORATED BY KING
NORWEGIAN SAILORS ROSYTH DOCKYARD VISIT (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 10 a.m. RUGBY, Mar. 7. Three Norwegian sailors who were awarded the D.S.M., were decorated by the King on Thursday when His Majesty visited Rosyth dockyard. The King held a small investiture in the dockyard cinema. Seven British naval ratings were also decorated and the crews of Norwegian, Polish and British warships watched the King pin the medals on the Norwegians and talk with them. The King spent nearly three hours in Rosyth dockyard where he went aboard two British ships. He also visited mine-sweepers and inspected Norwegian and Belgian sailors. Earlier in the day, the King and Queen visited Edinburgh. Their Majesties inspected factories where the Queen christened a catapult made for launching aeroplanes from warships. She pressed the button and said: “I christen this catapult and may it successfully launch its planes apd pilots, providing a wide range of eyes for the mother ship.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 8 March 1941, Page 5
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