"Warm Welcome Given to Heroes of Epic Naval Engagement"
November 21, 1940
Seaman Squires and Tilley home on leave -
Thousands line
streets to cheer survivors of the "Jervis Bay" (15 minutes)
Seaman Tilley and Squires hear an
address by His
Excellency The Governor at Government House (2:30 minutes) during the
official and public welcome to the naval heroes on November 21st.
Read the full
article (page 13) from the Memorial University Digital Archives. For more
information,
visit
here.
Visit
the CBC News website to read this article created for Remembrance Day 2012.
Includes a 1959 interview with Lewis Tilley, and a 2012 interview with his
sister, Eva.