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QUEEN'S COMMENDATION for BRAVE CONDUCT

JOHNSON, Robert John Harold, Leading Seaman, 429-269-475 , RCN

Issued: 20-Apr-1968, Canada Gazette

"On the afternoon of December 9, 1967, in the village of Akudlik, a village near Fort Churchill, Manitoba, an elderly Eskimo fell asleep on his chesterfield whilst smoking a cigarette, subsequently causing the chesterfield to smoulder, filling the house with smoke. LS Johnson, who was out walking with his wife, noticed the smoke seeping from the front door. He sent his wife next door to notify the fire department. LS Johnson then entered the house on four successive occasions to rescue a baby and the elderly Eskimo, then searched the house for other occupants and then single-handedly and with considerable effort, removed the smouldering chesterfield. This fine display of courage was enacted without thought for his own personal safety."