Coxswain Angus Mackintosh of Thurso, Caithness-shire, who is serving in the Navy as a petty officer, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his work in the Norwegian campaign.

Two members of the life-boat crew at New Brighton on the Mersey, have lost their lives, George Cross in H.M. Aircraft Carrier "Courageous" and William Towers in H.M. Minesweeper "Fleming".