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Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-1918  

Alfred Guy Williams

Awarded the OBE while the Master of the Merchant Vessel "Empire Macandrew" LG 9th January 1946

Commended for brave conduct during WW2 when his ship encountered enemy ships,  aircraft, submarine or mines, LG 8th June 1943

Mercantile Marine War Medal, Geo V (impressed Albert G. Williams)

Captain Albert Guy Williams was born on 5 Nov 1892 in Tonbridge, Kent. He entered the Merchant Naval Service in 1918 and served through the duration of the war. He was awarded the Mercantile Marine War Medal 29 Aug 1919. He subsequently served during the Second World War and was commended for brave conduct when his ship the MV Empire Macadrew encountered enemy ships, aircraft, submarine or mines during Atlantic Convoy missions (LG 8 June 1943). In January 1946 he was appointed to be an Additional Officer of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire for his services as a Master of the Empire Macadrew. In addition to the OBE, he is also entitled to the 1939/45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star and War Medal.

The Empire MacAndrew was built by Denny, launched 3 May 1943, and completed July 1943. The Empire MacAndrew was a Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC) conversion from a grain ship, similar to the Empire MacAlpine class. Officially she was a member of two classes, but nearly identical. Merchant ships (bulk grain carriers) built with flight decks to serve as bare minumum aircraft carriers as an emergency measure pending the availabililty of the US-built escort carriers. These ships operated with civilian crews, under merchant colours, and carried their regular cargo while serving as aircraft carriers. Their aircraft were primarily meant to attack long-range reconniassance aircraft to prevent tracking of convoys.  Empire MacAndrew served in the Atlantic as a convoy escort. Returned to merchant service postwar; named Derryheen in 1947, then Cape Grafton in 1951, Patricia in 1964. Sold for scrapping in China October 1970.

Medal sold with service records, London Gazette entries and some research

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