SCOTT-WILSON, James Alfred

Rank: 
Temporary Acting Lieutenant Commander
Unit / Base: 
'Royal Naval Beach Commandos'
Service: 
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Lieutenant Commander James Alfred Scott-Wilson D.S.C., RNBC 'F', was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for gallant and distinguished service and untiring devotion to duty in operations which led to the capture of Sicily by Allied forces [1][3].
  • 1944 (RNBC 'A' ) awarded a Bar to his Distinguished Service Cross for distinguished service in operations carried out in the face of determined opposition from the enemy, which led to the capture of the island of Elba [2][3].
Sources
[1] London Gazette 36295, page 5540.
[2] London Gazette 36783, page 5088.
[3] Beachhead Assault: The Story of the Royal Naval Commandos in World War II, author David Lee.
 

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