20 June 1940. George Medal for disarming torpedoes

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wardell20 June 1940. On this Day the George Medal was awarded to LCDR Alan Wedell Ramsay McNicoll, RAN. The award for bravery, not in the face of the enemy, was given for disarming eight torpedoes in the captured Italian submarine GALILEO GALELEI, off Aden when he was serving in HMS KANDAHAR.

The submarine had been forced to surrender by the trawler HMS MOONSTONE.

LEUT G. F. E. Knox, RAN, also serving in KANDAHAR, was appointed prize captain of the submarine for the passage into Aden.

LCDR McNicoll joined the RAN in 1922 as a Cadet Midshipman and rose to be was Deputy Secretary of Department of Defence, 1958-1959; Second Naval Member of the Naval Board, 1960-1961; Flag Officer Commanding H.M. Australian Fleet 1962-1964; As Vice Admiral Sir Alan McNicoll he became First Naval Member of the Naval Board, Canberra, 1965-1968 – the position which is now Chief of Navy. He died on 11 Oct 1987.

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