Bravery recognized: the DSC
Calgary Herald, 25 November 1940 · Awards and mentions
BRAVERY RECOGNIZED
BRAVERY RECOGNIZED—Lieut. William A. Martyn of the Royal Navy (Fleet Arm), 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Martyn, 1608 Thirteenth avenue west, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross "for continued good service against the enemy over Norway," according to information received by his parents during the weekend.
Lieut. Martyn was mentioned in dispatches last August for "bravery and continued devotion to duty in combatting enemy air craft". He has been in the thick of fighting since the commencement of the war, serving at Narvik, Dunkirk, Calais, Oran, and other "hot spots".
The Calgary airman enlisted in the Royal Air Force in 1936 and two years later was transferred to the Royal Navy, holding the highest commission open to fliers in the Fleet Air Arm.
This cutting is a photograph (head and shoulders in uniform) with a caption only; there is no separate headline. The bold caption lead-in "BRAVERY RECOGNIZED" is used as the head and also kept at the start of paragraph 1. Cutting is dated 25 Nov 1940 (the Gazette report of 26 Nov says information was received on 25 Nov).