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QUEEN'S COMMENDATION for BRAVE CONDUCT

McCORRISTON, Roy Rol, Leading Seaman, 31965-H , RCN

Issued: 20-Jan-1968, Canada Gazette

"On May 20, 1967, LS McCorriston was assisting in the repair of a private boat when a flash fire occurred. The owner, who was in the cabin, was trapped by the flames. With complete disregard for his own personal safety, LS McCorriston entered the cabin and pulled the owner to safety, only to have him make a dash for the water, some 100 yards distant. Realizing the consequence of this action, he seized the man and rolling him on the rocky ground, removed the burning jacket and smothered the remaining flames with his own body and bare hands, thereby saving the man, who suffered from second and third degree burns, from further injury."