Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

WERELY, James Marshall

British Empire Medal

WERELY, James Marshall, ERA 4/c, A-5258, RCNR

Issued: 8-Jan-1944, Canada Gazette

"This Rating formed part of a volunteer boarding party from HMCS Cobalt which extinguished the fires in an American tanker full of gasoline. After collision in August 1943 in intense heat, and with the petrol on fire in the pipe lines and the tops of the tanks, this Rating fought the fires for over two hours with complete disregard for his own personal safety and set an example to the remainder of the party."