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Lieutenant-Commander Bick-ford, who commanded the submarine Salmon which destroyed a submarine and torpedoed at least one cruiser during raid a German naval squadron, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order DS.O.) and promoted Commander. The Distinguished Service Cross (DS.C.) has been awarded to Lieutenant Maurice Fairfax Wykeham Martin, first Lieutenant and torpedo officer of the Salmon, as well as Lieutenant Robin Hugh Mayliss Hancock and Owen Felton Lancaster, warrant engineer. Eight members of the crew received the Distinguished Service Medal, while others were given promotions and advancements.—Reuter. while in conversation with Sir John Marsden, of the British Trawlers' Federation. His Majesty paid tribute the manner in which fishermen ried out their jobs under hardships and difculties.
"The King talked with representa tives of fishermen, agricultural work: cers, trawler owners and farmers Router.
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