The Edinburgh Gazette Tuesday, January 21, 1919

From Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project

Issue 13390: THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, JANUARY 21, 1919.

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ADDITIONAL AWARD FOR SERVICES IN THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND ox THE 31 ST MAY 1916.

The KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the following further award in


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addition to, those announced in the London Gazette of the 15th September 1916 :—

To receive the Distinguished Service Cross

Sub-Lieut, (now act. Lieut.) Reginald Dudley Rowe, R.N.
Navigating Officer, H.M.S. NESTOR. During the action was stationed on the bridge, whence he controlled, the gunfire of " Nestor " with such success and cool bravery that two of the enemy's destroyers were quickly sunk and the remainder of their flotilla put to flight. This control was carried out under the heaviest fire, not only from the opposing destroyers, but from the enemy's secondary armament.