Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

KENNEY, Reginald Ray

Officer - Order of the British Empire

KENNEY, Reginald Ray, Lt, RCNR, HMCS Goderich

Issued: 5-Jun-1943, Canada Gazette

"This Officer has been as sea continuously during the present war and has been in command of His Majesty's Canadian ships for a considerable time. Lieutenant Kenney, while in command of HMCS Goderich, showed commendable persistence in searching for a disabled merchant ship under extremely bad weather conditions and a high standard of seamanship in rescuing survivors."