Issued: 16-Jun-1945, Canada Gazette
"This Officer, a Chartered Accountant by profession, joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1940, as a Lieutenant, at a time when Accountant Officers were urgently required. He has worked most assiduously and tirelessly to further the interests of the Service. His marked ability, initiative and zeal in instituting many methods for saving clerical labour and safe-guarding public interest have been invaluable."