David BROADFOOT, GC (Posthumously)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: No. R.218736, Radio Officer
Unit/Occupation: Merchant Navy
Date and Place of Birth: 21st July 1899, Stranraer, Scotland.
Family:
Early Life: He went to sea just after the Great War. He held a 1st Class Wireless Telegraph Certificate (No 4713).
Date and Place of GC Action: 31st January 1953, MV Princess Victoria, Stranraer, Scotland.
The London Gazette: 6th October 1953.