Issued: 6-Jan-1945, Canada Gazette
"For exceptional keenness and devotion to duty. This Officer has carried out his duties as Commanding Officer in Motor Launches as Senior Officer of a Motor Launch Flotilla for over two years with outstanding ability, leadership and zeal. Previously, he successfully served for 18 months as Executive Officer of HMCS Drumheller during a period when the Battle of the Atlantic was at its height."