Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette
"This rating has served in Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships for forty-four months, during which time he has seen service at Singapore, Africa and Suez. He has served in combat areas in the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean. His tact, cheerfulness and devotion to duty at all times, have set a high example to the men serving with him."