NAVAL AWARDS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25241, 2 June 1943, Page 2

NAVAL AWARDS

EXPLOIT IN SOLOMONS THREE DUNEDIN MEN IN LIST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 1., Awards to men who took part m the successful action by his Majesty’s New Zealand ships Kiwi and Moa against a Japanese submarine in the Solomons early this year were announced to-day. The list is as follows: Distinguished Service Order Lieutenant-commander G. Bridson, D.S.C., R.N.Z.V.R.: wife. Sister A. Bridson. Auckland Public Hospital.

Bar to Distinguished Service Cross Lieutenant-commander P. Phipps, D.S.C.. R.N.Z.N.V.E.: wife. Mrs J. H. Phipps, Auckland. Distinguished Service Cross Temporary Lieutenant J. E. A. O’Neill, R.N.Z.N.V.R.; sister, Miss F. R. O’Neill, Auckland. Temporary Lieutenant W. A. Laurie, R.N.Z.N.V.R.: wife, Mrs F. E. Laurie, Auckland. Distinguished Service Medal Acting Leading Seaman A. E. J. Dalton; father, ’Mr Gerald Dalton, Upper Hutt. Able Seaman J, T. Washer; father, Mr H.'W. Washer, Wellington,. Mechanician (First Class) R. E. Harper; mother, Mrs Betsy Harper, England. Mentioned in Despatches (Posthumous) Acting Leading Signalman C. H. Buchanan; mother, Mrs E. Buchanan, Port Chalmers. Mentioned in Despatches Leading Seaman F. K. Knox; mother, Mrs A. Knox, Dunedin. Leading Seaman H. H. Triplow; father, Mr W. J. Triplow, Wellington. Leading Seaman T. W. Gray; mother, Mrs J. C. Gray, Masterton. Able Seaman G. Butterfield; uncle, Mr Charles Loveday, England. Able Seaman E. C. McVinnie; mother, Mrs D. McVinnie, Auckland, Acting Leading Signalman J. L. W. Salter; wife, Mrs E. Salter, Dunedin. Engine Room Artificer (third class) W. N. Southward; wife, Mrs F. P. Southward, England. Acting Chief Mechanician G. E. Antis; wife, Mrs W. J. M. Antis, Glasgow, Steward E. Barton; Mrs Margaret Barton, England (relationship not stated). Temporary Sub-lieutenant David Hamilton Graham, R.N.Z.N.V.R.; Mr John Graham, Feilding (relationship not stated).