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Appendix "D".
OFFICER.MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS.
FFICERS RECOMMENDED.
Inspector Saunders.
A good piece of work. Sel. Rothwel canging out
and excouted
many
ordero
(b) L. 5. A165
Rothwell.
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them under fire
others
Lid.
merit special
distinction.
Inspector
Whant, Divi-
sional inspec-
tor, East.
X11.
not-
(c) L. S. Al65
Rothwell.
(a).P. S. A53 Brown.
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Already rec?? K+ HKPM
Dealt with on
Inspector
Wright, Divi-
p. c.
sional Inspec-
tor,
East.
(b) P.s. A53
Brown, L.S. A172, Leslie, L.S. A26 Gordon, L.S. A176 Bodie,
L.S. A177 Lewis.
(a) L.S. A179 Morrison,
No record of any special action
worthing of distinction
No
(b) P.S. AP14
Mawer, 0.I.C. Bay View. special action
working of special
recopiation
EXTRACT FROM RECOMMENDING OFFICER'S REPORT, AND/OR DIARY REFERENCES.
(This recommendation has already been made by Mr. Calthrop in Paragrpah 1, (a).
"For courage & determination dis- played during an expedition to Tsun Wan to convey rations to. S. I. Liaison Officer there on the morning of the 9th December. 11
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(See Diary Entry No. 21 of the 9th December.)
"10th December 15.00 hours. An enemy plane flew very low machine-gunning Lai Chi Kok Road and Tai Nam Street. Pergt. Rothwell at the Station strong point did very well opening fire with a Lewis gun causing the plane to bank sharply up and away. Sergt. Rothwell deserves special recognition for his aforementioned courageous work. (Described in this and above sub- paragraphs)
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"P.S. A53 Brown, to my mind, dis lay- ed great courage in all undertakings in which he took part,- Particularly in removing to hospital the wounded Sikh on the 24th December during a heavy bombardment of the station & the vicinity."
"On 24.12.41 a wounded Sikh was re- moved to the Queen Mary by lorry driven by P.S. A53 Brown. L.S.A172 Leslie, A26 Gordon &A176 Bodie and .a Sikh Police Constable accompanied him to hospital. When the wounded men was being removed heavy shelling at the back of the Station was in progress. L. S. A177 Lewis assisted the others to carry the wounded man out." (See also Paragraphs (a) & (B) and (b) of this Appendix.)
N.B. Inspile
to estas pile of enquiries it has been im possible the Identity of the Sikh Constable who also accompanied the pany L.S.A179 Morrison was stationed at the hong kong Electric Vital Fost, North Point, and participated in
He had a some very heavy fighting. very trying time and showed himself to be calm and collected under heavy fire. He stuck to his post through- out. I consider he deserves some form of recognition."
"P.S. A214 Mawer, Officer in Charge, Bay View, did some very good work. He ran his district very well. De was at first practically on his own with a useless ussian sergeant and he carried out the evacuation of Bay
iew personnel from Dragon Terrace in a skilful manner. I have no practical knowledge of how he dealt with air raids. There were no food riots to my knowledge."
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