Further awards for distinguished and gallant service in the River Plata vative are announced in the "London Gazette" today. These include the Distinguished Service Order to the commanders of the Ajax, Achilles and Exeter, the three cruisers which took t in the battle; the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) to seventeen officers and men; a number of Conspicuous Gallantry and Distinguished Service medals, and a number of mentions in despatches.
The recipients of D.S.O. include:
Captain Douglas H. Everett, command der of the Ajax; Commander Douglas M. L. Neame, commander of the Achilles; Commander Robert R. Graham. commander of the Exeter; Lieutenant Tan Dudley De'Ath, of the Royal Marines of the Ajax; Lieutenant Richard E. Washbourn, of the Achilles; Enginee-Commander Charles E. Simms, of the Exeter.
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