London, Aug. 7.
Awards have been announced to the master and crew of the British steamer Highlander. The vessel was twice bombed and machine-gunned by German aircraft in the North Sea on the night of August 2, but shot down both planes.
The captain of the Highlander, Mr. William Gifford, has been given the OBE. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), Mr. Bert Whyman, fireman; and Mr. George Anderson, Able Seaman; have been awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire), while three others, including a stewardess, Miss Cockburn, are commended.—Reuter.
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