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31st August 2010, 01:33
William McCREADIE OBE
Master’s Certificate No. 040057, Awarded Glasgow, 1910.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) gazetted 8 Jun 1944.
William’s vessel (as yet unidentified) was in convoy from America when attacked in the Atlantic by U-boats. His vessel was shelled (not torpedoed) and took a heavy list. His official destination was Hull, but, as he judged the vessel wouldn’t make it, set course for Glasgow. He remained on the bridge day and night until the ship made port. In 1944, he attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace to receive his OBE from King George VI.
Can any lister help me to locate the original citation?
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32.071S 115.801E
Master’s Certificate No. 040057, Awarded Glasgow, 1910.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) gazetted 8 Jun 1944.
William’s vessel (as yet unidentified) was in convoy from America when attacked in the Atlantic by U-boats. His vessel was shelled (not torpedoed) and took a heavy list. His official destination was Hull, but, as he judged the vessel wouldn’t make it, set course for Glasgow. He remained on the bridge day and night until the ship made port. In 1944, he attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace to receive his OBE from King George VI.
Can any lister help me to locate the original citation?
p107109
32.071S 115.801E