Issued: 30-Mar-1946, Canada Gazette
"For exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States as Assistant Naval Attaché from March 1942 to August 1942, and later as Acting Naval Attaché from August 1942 to February 1943, at the Canadian Embassy in Washington. During this period, Commander Nares performed the functions of his office with exceptional diplomacy and in close co-operation with the United States Navy."