Distinguished Service Cross
The Gazette, 26 November 1940 · Awards and mentions
LT. MARTYN GETS D.S.C. Calgary Man Decorated for Fleet Air Arm Work
Calgary, November 25. — (P) — Lieut. William A. Martyn of the Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Martyn of Calgary, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross "for continued good service against the enemy over Norway" according to information received today by his parents.
Lieut. Martyn was mentioned in dispatches last August "for bravery and continued devotion to duty in combating enemy aircraft." He has served at Narvik, Dunkerque, Calais and Oran.
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.
Headline is a main line plus a two-line deck. "(P)" is the printed form of the agency mark (CP). The opening quotation marks before "for continued" and "for bravery" are faint but present.