Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

CRAIG, Henry Raymond

Mentioned in Despatches

CRAIG, Henry Raymond, Patrol, V-63822, RCNVR

Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette

"For outstanding valour in the face of fire during the Magazine explosion at Halifax in July, 1945. this rating was on duty at the south jetty when the first explosion occurred. He turned in the necessary alarm and then attempted to proceed to the scene to help extinguish the fire. He was killed by the ensuing explosion before he could reach the scene. His bravery and resource were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Canadian Naval Service."

* Issued posthumously