Issued: 16-Jun-1945, Canada Gazette
"This Chief Petty Officer has been as sea, except for a short period of six months, since 1939. During the latter part of his service, he has been in charge of machinery. He has carried out his duties in a quiet, efficient manner, and at no time has the ship in which he was serving been unable to carry out operational duties due to defects of engines, boilers or tanks."