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Member - Order of the British Empire

WATT, Ernest Frederick Balmer, Lieutenant-Commander, RCNVR

Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette

"In 1940, Lieutenant-Commander Watt conceived the idea of using the Boarding Party, which had been organized primarily for checking ships before proceeding in convoy to the United Kingdom, to encourage the general morale of Merchant Seamen. From this idea, the system quickly spread to all Canadian Ports and became a very potent and valuable factor in the general handling of Merchant Seamen. Lieutenant-Commander Watt was responsible for the training of all Boarding Officers and Ratings, and their undoubted success was largely due to the spirit which he infused and maintained in them, throughout the war."