DSM Vincent Johnston

[Cybrgran]

Family stories say thet Vincent Johnson Submariner was awarded the DSM for bravery in 1942??
He rescued under fire British Pilots in the English Channel.
Any ideas as to how I can find out if this is true?
Thanks in anticipation
Cybrgran

[Procat]

Try searching the London Gazette (http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/).

I THINK the awards should be recorded there.

[Cybrgran]

Thank you so much!!!!!

I found it in less than a minute


Regards..........................Cybrgran

[Procat]

Ripper Rita. :D

[Cybrgran]

oops I'm getting greedy now!

Forgot to ask......................now how do I find out more about what happened??

Regards...........................Cybrgran

[Procat]

From memory the National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/) would hold the information.

Someone more knowledgeable may be able to shed more light here however.

[Cybrgran]

Thanks, but I think that would mean a visit to London as I could not find the information online

[Raymond M]

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport were especially helpful to me when I was researching my father-in-law's WW2 details. Give them his name, service no. and I am sure they would be only too willing to assist. Lovely people too!

Web site as follows:
www.rnsubmus.co.uk/archives/archives.htm

[Cybrgran]

Many thanks Raymond I will email them.

Regards.......................Cybrgran