Honours, Awards & Campaign Medals

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Service Medals:

In World War II, merchant seamen were eligible for the same service medals as the regular armed forces. See Service Medals
British Gallantry Awards at Sea - Article about Awards for Gallantry

High Level Gallantry Awards for WW II Earned by Merchant Navy- List of Merchant Seamen who were award high level gallantry awards during World War II.

Medals issued to Merchant Seamen (WW II): Documents from UK government archives to aid research into medals given for World War II war service.

Rank Insignia: The website Rank Maven gives drawings or pictures of the rank insignia of most of the world's armed forces.
 

Honours & Awards

  

List of Honours & Awards based on A History of the United Molasses Co. Ltd., ©1977.
Twelve men were given awards in connection with the December 1942 torpedoing..
London Gazette Supplement, dated 11 May 1943, announced the awards to MN personnel.
The Royal Navy awards (Mentioned in Despatches) were announced 20 April 1943.

See also Scottish Heather: Contemporary Newspaper Reports

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