Framed personal letters

Today at the Amphibious Trials Detachment at Fremington Camp, Major-General R W Madoc, Major General Royal Marines, Portsmouth, is presenting the Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth’s Commendation to three Admiralty civilian employees at Fremington in recognition of their rescue attempt when two amphibian vehicles sand in the sea off Westward Ho! in March.

The three men are Messrs. John Bowden, of Bideford, George Slade, of Appledore, and F S Wood, of Northam. At the same time they will each receive a framed personal letter from Commodore The Right Hon. The Earl Howe, chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. These will be presented to them by Capt H L Morgan, chairman of the Appledore branch of the RNLI, who will be accompanied by the secretary, Capt P Brennan.

If the weather is fine the presentations will take place on the lawn in front of the ATDHQ, but if it is wet they will be held in the office of Cmdr J S Mulock, the Officer Commanding.

Gazette article dated 7 October 1960