FISHERMEN IN WAR TIME 



picked up by another drifter. Hendry was another 

 hero to whom the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal was 

 awarded. 



The undaunted spirit of these driftermen in the 

 Adriatic was shown in many ways, and in the most 

 unexpected fashion. That display of courage must 

 have amazed and disheartened the Austrians on one 

 of the rare occasions when they dared to try a pas- 

 sage of arms with British naval forces. 



The crew of the drifter to which Engineman 

 Walter Watt belonged were taken prisoners and 

 they were being conveyed to an Austrian cruiser. 

 Watt had no fancy for imprisonment, and on the 

 way to the enemy ship he jumped overboard. He 

 was recaptured, but again he jumped overboard, and 

 this time his pluck was rewarded by his escape ; but 

 he was not rescued until he had been in the water 

 for an hour and a quarter, and then he was picked 

 up by another drifter. This brave engineman also 

 received the medal for conspicuous gallantry. 



To eight deckhands and others the Distinguished 

 Service Medal was awarded, and though in their 

 cases no details were published, it was safe to assume 

 that their conduct was in keeping with the splendid 

 behaviour of the men in the particular cases men- 

 tioned. 



A bar to the Distinguished Service Medal which 

 he had already won was given to Deckhand Edward 

 Ernest Godbold, R.N.R. 



Amongst the officers and men mentioned in dis- 

 patches were Chief Skipper H. J. Goldspink, who 



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