BRITISH SUBMARINE UNRUFFLED ARRIVES HOME WITH HONOURS. 18 NOVEMBER 1943, PORTSMOUTH. HM SUBMARINE UNRUFFLED RETURNED FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN WHERE SHE SUPPORTED THE ALLIED VICTORIES IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND ITALY. FROM THE CAMPAIGN HER SHIP'S COMPANY EMERGED WITH A DSO AND BAR, THREE DSC'S, ELEVEN DSM'S, AND SIX MENTIONS ON DESPATCH. SUCCESSES ON HER JOLLY ROGER INDICATE TWELVE SUPPLY SHIPS AND THREE SUPPLY SCHOONERS SUNK, AN ITALIAN CRUISER DISABLED, AND A TRAIN SHOT UP.

On the conning tower of the UNRUFFLED. Left to right: Lieut Micheal Lurcott, RN, of Hove, Sussex; Sub Lieut Brian Richards, MBE, RNVR, of Ware, Herts; Chief Petty Officer E A Thomas, the Coxswain, who was awarded the DSM for service on board the Submarine UTMOST; Lieut Oliver Lascelles, DSC, RN (The 1st Lieutenant) of Care, Marlborough; Lieutenant S Stevens, DSO and bar, DSC and bar, RN, of Sutton, Surrey (Commanding Officer of the UNRUFFLED).