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British Empire Medal

DODSWORTH, William Burpee, CPO Stoker, 21455, RCN

Issued: 10-Jun-1944, Canada Gazette

"Whilst serving as a diver at St. John's, Newfoundland, this rating has shown an example of perseverance and endurance, and has undertaken unknown hazards in most difficult conditions. When salvage raft capsized in Gander Lake during heavy weather, he dived repeatedly in very cold water, and was instrumental in salvaging the equipment. On another occasion, when it was believed that a time bomb had been dropped adjacent to the Caisson of the Newfoundland Graving Dock, he dived without hesitation to establish the true nature of the object."