World War 2 Distinguished Service Medal Group Royal Navy

 World War 2 Distinguished Service Medal Group DSM P/KK 144221 Stoker Cyril Egerton 

Distinguished Service Medal  ( Sto 1 C. Egerton P/XX 144221 ) 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal

Group swing Mounted for Wear Condition Extremely Fine 

Brief Description of Action or Operation

During a minesweeping operation in Frejus Bay as part of operation Dragoon. YMS 24 Struck a mine and had the whole of her bows blown Completly away. M.L. 563 closed to render assistance and take off survivors and herself struck a mine and had all of her stern blown away.

Specific Act or service for Which Officers or Ratings is Reccomended

Stoke Egerton was first over the side in the scrambling netin the difficult task of assisting an unconcious man out of the water and one of the first aboard the YMS. when M.L. 565 Struck K. Hughes P/JX366598 suffered severe injuries and was thrown in to the waterbetween the damaged ships and YMS 53 which was also endevoring to close. Egerton saw that Hughes was in a helpless condition and in danger of drowning and at once slid down the rope and in to the water and supported Hughes until picked up by a dinghy rowed by an American Officer The Dinghy however had sustained some damage and sunk under the weight of the men Egerton now supported the two men in the water until a rope was thrown to them and they were hauled aboard YMS 65. Throughout Egerton conducted himself with complete disregard for his own safety and at once went to the assistance of Hughes although there was a strong possability on being crushed between ships or at least the large pieces of floating wreckage between them

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