Ronald John Charles ( Jez )Priestley MTB 09

Ronald John Charles Priestley of the 2nd MTB Flotilla

Ronald John Charles Priestley P/KX.81900 of MTB 09 the 2nd MTB Flotilla

ActingStoker P.O. Ronald J C (Jez) Priestley [MTB 09] (Portsmouth) is 3rd row 7th from the left in the Waichow group photo]

Priestley was "Mentioned in Despatches" for his action in Kowloon Harbour on the 19th December 1941.

4448 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 13 OCTOBER, 1942

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The Crew of MTB 09 at Waichow on 30th December 1941

MTB 09 Crew at Waichow, photo by Lt Ashby

Back Row: A/B; Penny, A/B; Leslie [Lofty] Gurd, Tel; Harold.P. Hill, A/B Robert Hempenstall

Middle Row: Stoker Charles Foster, L/S; Coxswain William Schillemore,"Mentioned in Despatches" St/ P.O. Ronald J.C. (Jez) Priestley, "Mentioned in Despatches"

Front Row: Sub-Lt; Tommy Brewer, Lt; Alexander Kennedy [CO] "Mentioned in Despatches"

MTB 09 on patrol
Photo from Alick Kennedy's collection ©

The Escape of the 2nd MTB Flotilla

Ronald John Charles Priestley of the 2nd MTB Flotilla