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504155 Sub Lt. Duncan Cameron Kennedy Royal Naval Reserve HMS Prunella Supplement to the London Gazette 4th October 1940. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HONOUR FOR TOWNSMAN Mentioned in Despatches Sub-Lieutenant Duncan Cameron Kennedy, R.N.R. , has been mentioned in despatches for "seamanship, bravery and good leadership", and his name appeared in the "London Gazette" of October 4. Sub-Lieut, Kennedy is the son of Mr and Mrs Sam, Kennedy, 19 South Street, He is aged 25 years, and before the war he was a first mate with the Lyle Shipping Company.He is a former pupil of Finnart School and was a popular member of the West-End Baths. Sub-Lt, Kennedy had charge of one of the lifeboats after his ship had been attacked and sunk by a u-boat in the Atlantic.(He rescued 28 people.)The ship's boats were scattered by a fierce storm that was raging, but Mr Kennedy managed to keep course. After the occupants of his boat had been exposed to Atlantic weather for 3 days, they were sighted by a British flying-boat which gave their position to a steamer, The steamer (Cassamance) picked them up and landed them in a port in England. The survivors made him a presentation as a token of their gratitude for his bravery and efficiency in navigating the lifeboat. A year or two before the war, Mr Kennedy was on a ship which rescued 32 Portuguese fisherman off the Azores during a storm. Duncan Cameron Kennedy was treated for frost bite after the 3 days at sea and it took it's toll on his health. He did not want to drown at sea like his Grandfather, Duncan Cameron, who drowned at sea in 1886. Captain Duncan Cameron Kennedy was born on 24/02/1916 in Greenock, Scotland. When Duncan was a first mate in the Merchant Navy he married Isabella Wallace Picken, an Engineer's Machinist. On 22//07/1942 at Orangefield Baptist Church Greenock, Scotland. Read more about Duncan Cameron Kennedy Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**