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Albert Medal<P>CITATION
<P>An extract from The London Gazette dated 18 February 1919, records the following
<P>"Mont Blanc,"
<P>'On the 6th December, 1917, the French Steamer with a cargo of high explosives, and the Norwegian Steamer "Imo" were in collision in Halifax Harbour. Fire broke out on the "Mont Blanc" immediately after the collision, and the flames very quickly rose to a height of over 100 feet. The crew abandoned their ship and pulled towards the shore. The commanding Officer of H.M.C.S. "Niobe," which was lying in the harbour, on perceiving what had happened, sent away a steam boat to see what could be done. Mr. Mattison and six men of the Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve volunteered to form the crew of this boat, but just as the boat got alongside the "Mont Blanc" the ship blew up, and Mr. Mattison and the whole boat's crew lost their lives. The boat's crew were fully aware of the desperate nature of the work they were engaged on, and by their gallantry and devotion to duty they sacrificed their lives in the endeavor to save the lives of others.
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Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
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Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
Digital gallery of
Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
Digital gallery of
Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
Digital gallery of
Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
Digital gallery of
Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
Digital gallery of
Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
Digital gallery of
Petty Officer Stoker Ernest Edmund Beard
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 198 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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