Welsh Interest – WW1 Era Postcard V.C Winner Williams Presentation

This WW1 era photographic postcard shows a large crowd scene attending the presentation of a gold watch to Victoria Cross winner seaman W. William of Amlwch 28th June 1917, below is the description of the action in which Williams earned his V.C. At some stage a good quality blow up photograph of the postcard has been made showing the people in more detail. The postcard comes in very good condition.
On 7 June 1917, HMS Pargust (a Q ship) was out in the Atlantic Ocean when her engine room was damaged by a torpedo fired from the U-boat SM UC-29. The explosion loosened the gun covers and Seaman Williams, with great presence of mind, took the whole weight on himself and physically prevented the covers from falling and betraying the ship to the enemy.
The Pargust's 'panic party', the decoy crew carried on every Q ship for the purpose of leaving it apparently abandoned when attacked, took to the lifeboats and the U-boat then surfaced, believing the Pargust to be a crewless and defenceless merchant vessel. When the U-boat was about 50 yards (46 m) away, the captain of HMS Pargust gave the order to fire and the submarine was blown up and sank.

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