fUunb, 36316 TO London Gazette of TUESDAY] of JANUARY, 1944 published by Registered as a newspaper WEDNESDAY, .5 JANUARY, 1944 CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS To be Companions of the Distinguished Service OF KNIGHTHOOD. Order: St. James's Palace, S.T^.i, Captain Charles Thorburn Addis, Royal Navy. 5th January, 1944. Captain Donald Keppel Bain, Royal Navy. The KING has been graciously pleased to Captain Frederick Robertson Parham, Royal give orders for the following promotion in the Navy. Most Honourable Order of the Bath, for good Captain the Honourable Guy Herbrand Edward services rendered in the pursuit and destruction Russell, C.B.E., Royal Navy. of the Scharnhorst on the 26th December, Commander Michael DonsLon Capel Meyrick, 1943: — Royal Navy. To be an Additional Member of the Military Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross. Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the said1 Most Honourable Order:— Lieutenant - Commander Eric • Norman <- Walmsley, D.S.C., Royal Navy. Vice-Admiral (acting Admiral) Sir Bruce Austin" Fraser, K.C.B., K.B.E. The Distinguished Service Cross. Commander Ralph Lindsay Fisher, D.S.O., CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS O.B.E., Royal Navy. OF KNIGHTHOOD. Lieutenant-Commander William Stratford St. James's Palace, S.W.I, Clouston, Royal Navy. $th January, 1944. Temporary Lieutenant Harold Raymond The KING has been graciously pleased to Kingsmill Bates, R.N.V.R. (Guildford). give orders for the following promotion in the The Distinguished Service Medal. Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for good services rendered in the pursuit and Able Seaman Horace Victor John Badkin, destruction of the Scharnhorst on the 26th D/JX.27345I (London). Able Seaman Geoffrey Whitton, P/JX. 257392 December, 1943: — (Manchester). To be an Additional Knight Commander of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Mention in Despatches. Order:— Captain (Commodore First Class) John Vice-Admiral Robert Lindsay Burnett, C.B., Hughes-Hallett, D.S.O., Royal Navy. D.S.O., O.B.E., Commander John Lee-Barber, D.S.O., Royal for great determination and skill through- Navy. out the action and in twice driving off the Lieutenant-Commander Archibald John enemy thus saving the convoy. Ramsay White, Royal Navy. Lieutenant William David Shaw, Royal Navy. ADMIRALTY. Such further Awards as the KING may be Whitehall. graciously pleased to approve for this action $th January, 1944. will be published in due course. The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to For gallantry and skill in the successful the Distinguished Service Order and to approve action of H.M. Ships Glasgow and Enter- the following awards: prise with enemy destroyers in the Bay of For great gallantry, determination and skill Biscay, on the 27th and 28th of December, while serving in H.M. Ships Sheffield, Norfolk, Belfast, Duke of York, Savage, To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Saumarez, Musketeer, Scorpion, Jamaica, Order: Opportune, Virago and Matchless, through- Captain Charles Philip Clarke, Royal Navy. put the actiorj in which the German Battle- Captain Harold Taylor Wood Grant, Royal ship Scharnhorst was sunk: Canadian Navy..