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Distinguished Service Medal

WILLIAMS, David Anthony, Chief Stoker, 21256, RCN , HMCS Uganda

Issued: 9-Jan-1943, Canada Gazette

"For bravery and devotion to duty before the enemy. In carrying out duties demanding the safeguarding of German prisoners embarked in one of His Majesty's Canadian Destroyers from an enemy U-Boat, Chief Stoker Williams displayed the utmost zeal and resourcefulness under very unusual conditions. His conduct was marked by coolness and courage of a high order."

Mentioned in Despatches

WILLIAMS, David Anthony, Chief Stoker, 21256, RCN

Issued: 9-Jan-1943, Canada Gazette

"Chief Stoker Williams has served in the Royal Canadian Navy for seventeen years. During the war, he has spent considerable time at sea, both in the Battle of the Atlantic and in the Pacific theatre in operations in HMCS Uganda. He has at all times given faithful and outstanding service to a marked degree."