NAVAL HEROES.
LONDON, August 29
The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Skipper Joseph Watt, of the Naval Reserve, who commanded the drifter Gown Lea when she was attacked by Austrian light cruisers. When hailed at 100 yards' range he ordered "full speed ahead," and fought with one gun until the drifter was disabled, but escaped. He removed the dead an^ wounded from the badly-damaged drifter. Many other officers were honoured for gallantry in the same action.
LONDON, August 29
Squadron-Commai.cer Savory has been awarded a b..:• tc the Distinguished Service Order for bombing tLe Goeben at Cons' ntinople on the 9th June.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17075, 31 August 1917, Page 3
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