Issued: 12-Dec-1942, Canada Gazette
"For gallantry, devotion to duty and distinguished service under fire."
Issued: 9-Sep-1944, Canada Gazette
"For good service in action with enemy destroyers. For leadership, resolution and skill in H.M. Ships Black Prince and Ashanti and H.M. Canadian Ships Athabaskan, Haida and Huron in a successful action with enemy destroyers in the English Channel."