Recently receiving the Distinguished Service Medal at an investiture at Buckingham Palace

was Petty Officer (Engineman) Richard Bray, RNVR, of Wayside Garage, Langtree. The award was for services aboard of one HM minesweepers.

 

 

Prior to volunteering for service at the outbreak of war, Petty Officer Bray, who is a native of Braunton, was an agricultural engineer in business at Langtree.

For some years he was the engineer aboard the MV Lerina which ran from Instow to Lundy Island and was commanded by the late Capt Fred Dark, of Instow.Petty Officer Bray has had almost a lift-time's association with the sea.

He was accompanied at the investiture by his wife and sister-in-law.

Gazette article 15 December 1942