The Wensleydale history identifies Evens as the Charybdis survivor Ernie Moseley helped aboard using a bucket and rope; they later met again and became friends.
Wensleydale sailor Ernie Moseley recalled a Charybdis survivor who could not pull himself up the ship’s side. He fetched a bucket and attached it to a rope to help lift the man aboard.
David Allen’s Wensleydale history identifies the rescued man as Gerald Evens. It says the men met again fifty-one years later and became friends. The spelling “Evens” is preserved from that account; an independent service record has not yet been located.
David Allen's Wensleydale history spells the rescued man's name 'Gerald Evens', not Evans, in Ernie Moseley's recollection. The source describes their reunion fifty-one years later. This spelling is verified against that published account only; no independent service record or second source was found. Rank, service branch and service number are unstated.
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