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HAVING 21 YEARS OF UNBLEMISHED SERVICE BEHIND [HIM, ACTING CHIEF PETTY OFFICER LAUCHLAN MACLEAN WATT GIBB'S FIRST SLIP TO-DAY COST HIM ALL THAT HE HAD ATTAINED IN THE NAVY, WHEN HE WAS SENTENCED BY A COURT MARTIAL ON BOARD HMS MEDWAY, TO BE DISRATED TO THE RANK OF ABLE SEAMAN, DEPRIVED THREE GOOD-CONDUCT BADGES AND A LONG MEDAT

The court was composed of Capt C. Moody, president, Capt. E. G. N. Rushbrooke, Comdr. E Loby, Comdr. R. M. Dick and Comdr. Newton Taylor.

report the loss. Although I am not prepared to call any medical evi- dence, I am of the opinion that I could not have been in my formal state of health and alertness had nearly completed my time on. station BLS. Rover The Prosecuting Officer was

to Hong Kong at short Capt. C. B. Barry, of HMS. Med the sudden change of prog way and the defending Officer threw extra work on my Tieut. Evelyn. The Deputy Judge this I found particularly trying dur Advocate was Pay-Comdr H Ging the hot Hong Kong summer.

Oswin.

The circumstantial letter read to the court set out the following

"TOO LATE"

charges that accused committed The initial loss of rum was fol acts prejudicial to naval discipline lowed by further losses, and I then by wilfully counterfeiting the seals felt it was too late to attempt to of ten empty rum jars with intent clear myself. I had already pass- to deceive the official carrying outed through a period of mental dis- the musters of victualling stores;tress after the first incident, and that he did negligently perform consequence my accountancy of the duty imposed upon him when other stores became inaccurate. "cting as torpedo coxswain on HMS. Rover whereby a deficiency

With regard to the fourth charge,

of 80 pints of rums occurred for wish to state that only one key of which he was able to account; the spirit locker was turned that he failed to report a deficiency to me. I do not wish to dispute my of rum which he knew to exist dur guilt in not reporting the

ing the months of June, July and of a second key, but would poin August, 1937; that he failed to re out that the padlock is

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nort that he had only one key of and of a pattern which is in the spirit locker in his possession, eral use. As I had both key knowing there to be two; that he the big padlock of the store, th kept the provision account of absence of the duplicate key for HMS. Rover in an improper man- the small lock did not cause

were dis- any misgivings. ner whereby there crepancies in the stocks and that he failed to keep a rum issue book in accordance with standing or- ders of HMS. Rover

ACCUSED'S PLEA

RECORD. OF SERVICE:

I wish to take the opportunity bringing before the Court the re cord of my past service in the Roy al Navy. I volunteered for service

Accused pleaded guilty and the during the war at the age of

and after surviving the explosion following letter, in mitigation was HMS. "Glatton" I was rated read to the court.

In pleading guilty to all the Able Seaman in 1919. Two.

later I was rated Leading charges, I have admitted four cases of neglect of duty which have, in and within a year had passed

Petty Officer but did not reach this effect, been the cause of the first rate until some years later and most serious, charge of coun-

to the stagnation in adva terfeiting the seals of ten empty to higher rating at that rum jars.

1928 1 passed educationally I made a serious mistake in not

fessionally for Warrant Rank reporting in the first instance when 1933 failed in one I discovered that three jars had

ing the final test been emptied As I was respon-

achieve my am sible both for the keys of the store boy's time, I have and the keys of the spirit locker in the service, inside, any loss of the stores for VG characte which I was responsible would have appeared directly due to me.

NOT SECURE

due to complete my time for sion in 1941

do not intend to call any wit- nesses as to character. The former

In actual fact, the manhole door Commanding Officer and two First to the coxswain's store could not Lieutenants of "Rover" with whom be made secure with the existing I served have returned to England. fittings; it was possible to unscrew

and slide out the door with the se-

curity bar in position and padlock-

SHORT TEME TO SERVE

ed. I was not aware of the fact, I feel that, when

and apparently it had escaped the sentence, the notice of those in authority during account my lon the seven years "Rover" has been ons Very Good (in commission. At the preliminary endeavour

investigation, this method of open-peal to the Court ing the store was demonstrated by sideration to an Officer of the Court of Enquiry.tence on my

HONG KONG S DIRECTORY A signal was made on the 28th An- short

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züst 1987 from the Commodore, tempt Hong Kong, ordering submarines tol take steps to ensure the safety of laps their spirit rooms:

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When I discovered the first loss After accused's service

of spirit, I realised the seriousness was read, sentence was passed as Jof my position, and I decided not to above..