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77) Wt. 26777/4432 50M 10/38 S.E.R. Ltd. Gp. 671.
Register No.
Minute Sheet No.
M.V.O., D.S.C., harder still, especially as some Officers
The case is of Captain Llewellyn Vaughan Morgan, C.B.E.,
have already been decorated for "Dynamo" Staff work at Dover;
the correct appointment for his services being C.B.E., which
he already is. Officers were added to the Staff at Dover for
the conduct of this operation and Captain Morgan as Chief
Staff Officer had to weld together these additional Officers
with the Naval Staff. This he succeeded in doing, so that
they became a team, working perfectly together without pause by
day and night throughout ten days. His energy, tact and
leadership were essential to success.
The Committee have no doubt therefore that he has
earned a further decoration. As his services were not in action,
he cannot be immediately appointed a C.B. or D.S.O.; he could,
however, be made a C.B. in the New Year's Honours List, and
it is submitted that Vice-Admiral, Dover should be informed
of the difficulties and invited to include Captain Morgan's
name in his next half yearly recommendations. It might then
be hoped that a C.B. at the New Year would be available for
him. In the meantime it is submitted that he be awarded a
Mention in Despatches
The third difficult case is that of Captain The
Honourable Lionel Oliver Lambart, D.S.O., Royal Navy, (Retired),
Captain Lambart was in command of H.M.S. GRIVE when between
1400/30 May and 1300/1 June she made three round journeys
between Dover and Dunkirk, bringing home 1,400 Troops and
wounded Sailors from the Beaches (in her own boats), Harbour
and Pier and HAVANT, who was on fire. She entered the Harbour
during a very severe air raid and was heavily bombed at the
Pier. On his third return to Dover, Captain Lambart put
Lieutenant West, an Officer of over sixty, ashore as he had
handled his ship so well and "had earned a rest. " He himself
was sixty-seven but would not rest. He told whomere his crew/that Equally he
would cross again at once; so, as soon as they had taken in
stores, they sailed a fourth time. She was near the further
shore when she was blown to bits and Captain Lambart lost his
life. The Committee had no doubt that for Captain Lambart's
gallantry a Posthumous Mention in Despatches would be a poor
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award. But after scrupulous debate they reluctantly agreed that
this was not quite a case for the Victoria Cross, the only
posthumous decoration that might be correct. Captain Lambart's
courage, spirit and devotion to duty were exemplary; but, though
he would doubtless gladly have done so, he was not knowingly
incurring a risk of almost certain death. The Committee however
are anxious that some signal honour should be paid to the memory
of so gallant an Officer, and they therefore submit that, as in
the case of Captain Kennedy of "RAWALPINDI", a special letter
should be written to his widow. The draft of such a letter is
attached. It is, then, submitted that Captain Lambart be
awarded a
Mention in Despatches (Posthumous)
and that a letter of appreciation should be sent to his widow.
It is understood that V.A. Dover wared not propose a V.C. in This case.
The Committee, while satisfied that the names on List B
were put forward by Vice-Admiral Dover for very good reasons,
regret that they do not feel justified in submitting that these
Officers and Men should be Mentioned in Despatches, and they
have somewhat reduced the number of Mentions in List A; their
sole motive is the avoidance of what might appear to be an
excessive number of awards for this Operation.
For/