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‘The King Invests Hero at Palace This Morning’, 11 June 1940 (b/w photo)

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NAM5923351
Image title
‘The King Invests Hero at Palace This Morning’, 11 June 1940 (b/w photo)
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Artist
Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Location
National Army Museum, London
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1940 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

‘The King Invests Hero at Palace This Morning’, 11 June 1940. Photograph, World War Two, War at Sea (1939-1945), 1940. Skipper James William Sadler of the Grimsby trawler ‘Lavinia’ leaves the palace with his wife and daughter after becoming a Member of the Civilian Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). Sadler’s unarmed vessel was attacked by German aircraft in the North Sea. She was hit by two bombs and caught fire. During the raid, Sadler threw one of these incendiary bombs over the side. Despite the damage to his vessel he continued fishing for another week before returning to port. One of 58 official photographs depicting scenes from the British Home Front and the Blitz, 1940-1941.

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© National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
fisherman / profession / family / society / Award / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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