On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 42, 16 September 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

THE JUTLAND HEROES. A LiST OF HONORS. Press Association—Copyright, Ausua hiui and N.Z. Cubic Association London, September 15. Awards in connection with the Jutland light arc announced in the Gazette. The order of merit has been bestowed on Admiral Jellicoe. Arising out of the recommendations in Admiral Jetticoe's supplementary despatches, there arc a large number of honors conferred, which include a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (G.C.8.) for Admiral Beatty, Knight Commandership of the Bath (K.C.8.) for Pear-Admirals Evan Thomas and Pakenham, also posthumously, for Admirals Arbuthnot and (Hbod. Thirty-three Companions of the Path (C. 8.) are conferred on officers, including Pear-Admirals Ernest Gaunt, Duff, Leveson, Kennedy, Cetlme, Seymour, and Nicholson. The Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George is conferred on Yice-Admiral Burner, and Commanderships of the same Order on ViceAdmirals Sir Thos. .Terrain, Sir Frederick Sturdeo, and Rear-Admiral Madden.

Forty-two Distinguished Service Orders and thirteen Distinguished Service Crosses, have been conferred, the recipients including the Rev. Anthony Pollen, Catholic Chaplain, who carried a burned man from the deck, though severely burnt.

Admiral Beatty's captains -were largely rewarded. Captain Chatfield, of the Lion, was made a Companion of St. Michael and St. George; Captain Cowan, of the Princess Royal, Captain Pelly, of the Tiger, Captain Heatonellis of the inflexible and Captain Green, who commanded and fought with the New Zealand, showing great skill and gallantry; also three light cruiser captains, receive the Companionship of the Bath. Captain Dannrcuther, who controlled, the Tnvincible's fire, with overwhelming result on the enemy, until the Invincible blew up, receives D.S.O.

The Warspite figures prominently in the honors. Captain Phillpotts receives the Companionship of the Bath for splendidly handling the battleship after her steering gear had broken down, also when nearing the Firth of Forth ivhen much damaged, three submarines attacked the Warspite, but Captain Phillpn+t- brilliantly brought the ship to port safely.

Awards of two Victoria Crosses are made to Commander Edward Hinghaui, of the destroyer Nestor, nov a prisoner of war, for gallantry in leading the division against destroyers, an i then" the battle cruisers. Finally he sighted the battle fleet, and though only followed by the Nicator, the sole remaining destroyer, in his division, he closed within three thousand yards, with dauntless courage, in order to fire his torpedoes. The Nestor and Nicator sustained the concentrated fire of the High Sea Fleets and secondary batteries. The Nestor subsequently, sank. .

.Major Francis Harvey, of the Marines, receives the Victoria Cross. Although mortally wounded, and almost the sole survivor after a shell had exploded in the gun house, he, with great presence of mind, ordered the magazines to he flooded, thus saving the ship. He died soon after. Admiral Jellicoe thus prefaced his recommendations: "Where all carried ou< their duties so well, it is somewhat invidious and difficult tn select officers for special recognition.

Awards to petty officers and men include: Victoria Cross to John Cornwall (circumstances being cabled in Admiral Beatty's dispatch).

Thirteen Conspicuous Gallantry Medals awarded include several instances of extinguishing shells whereby explosions were prevented. There were also 175 Distinguished Service Medals, and 255 men were commended.

President Poincaire bestowed the Legion of Honor on a number of officers for their services. The Grand Croix on Admiral Jellicoe, the Grand Office on Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, Rear-Admiral Bacon; the Croix De Commandeur on Vice-Admirals Sir T. Jcrram, Sturdee, Madden, EvanThomas, De Chair, and Tyrwhitt. The twenty-four Croix d'Office included Commander Lionel Halsey and Captain Green. Fifty Chevaliers of the Order were awarded, and a hundred petty officers and men were awarded the Medale Militaire.