Acting Petty Officer · P/JX 145174
Wensleydale’s report names Petty Officer Johnson among the men who helped exhausted survivors reach safety.
The published report credits Johnson and Guy with entering the water, secured by lifelines, to assist men unable to help themselves. David Allen’s later history identifies Johnson as James Aster Johnson, an acting petty officer.
Wensleydale’s rescue report, in published transcription James Aster Johnson in David Allen’s Wensleydale historyThe published Wensleydale report names the rescuer by surname. Full name, precise rank and service number follow David Allen’s later history; no original service file has been checked.
The report supplies the surname and rescue role. The full name, acting rank and service number follow the later ship history and have not been independently matched to an original service record.
Wensleydale report, published transcriptionSee the final paragraph of the report from Wensleydale.
See the rescue paragraph naming Johnson and Guy.
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