Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

BEANLANDS, Gordon Arthur

Member - Order of the British Empire

BEANLANDS, Gordon Arthur, A/Warrant Engineer , RCN , HMCS Athabaskan

Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette

"In spite of a physical handicap received as a result of enemy action while serving in HMCS Athabaskan, this Officer's tireless endeavour, without regard for health or personal desire, in the supervision of Naval Machine Shops in HMC Dockyard, Halifax, has contributed much to the refit and emergency repair of His Majesty's Canadian Ships engaged in the Battle of the Atlantic."