The above men from Lord Nelson were part of boats' crews landing troops on V beach, a service from which few returned.
Commended for service in action:
Harry E. Pallant, P.O., O.N. 186521, Implacable.
Jesse Bontoft, P.O., O.N. 193398, Implacable.
Thomas J. Twells, Ldg. Seaman, O.N. 232269, Implacable.
Richard Mullis, Ldg. Seaman, O.N. 220072, Implacable.
Matthew B. Knight, Ldg. Seaman, O.N. 230546, Implacable.
John E. Mayes, Ldg. Seaman, O.N. 196849 (R.F.R. B.8581), Implacable.
William J. White, P.O.I., O.N. 142848, Albion.
Frederick G. Barnes, P.O., O.N. 209085, Swiftsure.
Henry Minter, P.O., O.N. 163128, Queen Elizabeth.
Harry R. Jeffcoate, Sgt. R.M.L.I., Ch. 10526, Cornwallis.
Frank E. Trollope, Pte. R.M.L.I., Ch. 19239, Cornwallis.
George Brown, Ch. P.O., 276085, Sapphire.
Bertie Sole, Ldg. Seaman, 208019 (R.F.R., B. 10738), Sapphire.
Charles H. Soper, Signalman, J.9709, Sapphire.
Frank Dawe, A.B., 231502, Albion.
Samuel Quick, Seaman, R.N.R., 3109 B., Albion.
James Rice, Seaman, R.N.R., 519 D., Albion.
William Thomas, Seaman, R.N.R., 2208 B., Albion.
William H. Kitchen, Seaman, R.N.R., 4330 A., Albion.
Francis A. Sanders, A.B., 221315 (R.F.R., Chat., B.8199), Euryalus.
William F. Hicks, A.B., S.S. 4795, Euryalus.
William F. Hayward, A.B., 235109, London.
George Gilbertson, A.B., 207941 (R.F.R., B.4910), London.
Andrew Hope, A.B., S.S. 2837 (R.F.R., B.5847), London.
Charles A. Smith, A.B., J.27753, Lord Nelson (wounded).
Basil Brazier, A.B., J.6116, Lord Nelson (wounded).
Charles H. Smith, A.B., J.28377, Lord Nelson.
Henry A. B. Green, A.B. 238024, Lord Nelson (wounded).
No officer could have been better served by his staff than I have been during these operations. The energy and resource of my Chief of Staff, Commodore R. J. B. Keyes, was invaluable, and, in combination with Major-General Braithwaite—Chief of the General Staff—he established a most excellent working agreement between the two services.
Captain George P. W. Hope, of Queen Elizabeth, acted as my flag captain. His gift of organization was of the greatest assistance in dealing with the mass of details inseparable from an operation of such magnitude.
Commander the Hon. A. R. M. Ramsay has used his sound practical knowledge of gunnery to great advantage in working out, in connection with the military, the details of gunfire from the covering ships.
Captain William W. Godfrey, R.M., a staff officer of great ability, has given me invaluable assistance throughout the operations.
I would also mention my secretary, Mr. Basil F. Hood, Acting Paymaster, and secretarial staff, whose good services under the direction and example of Mr. Edward W. Whittington-Ince, Assistant Paymaster, will form the subject of a later separate report. Also Lieutenant-Commander James F. Sommerville (Fleet Wireless Telegraph Officer), and Flag Lieutenants L. S. Ormsby-Johnson, Hugh S. Bowlby, and Richard H. L. Bevan, who have performed good service in organizing with the military the intercommunication between the Allied Fleets and Armies.