| 词条 | Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts |
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|name=Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts |birth_date=28 July 1917 |death_date=8 December 1979 |birth_place= Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire |death_place= Newton Ferrers, Devon |placeofburial= |image= VCPeterScawenWatkinsonRoberts.jpg |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{UK}} |serviceyears=1936-1962 |rank=Lieutenant Commander |branch={{navy|United Kingdom}} |commands= |unit=HMS Thrasher |battles= World War II Korean War |awards= Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Cross |laterwork= }} Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts VC, DSC (28 July 1917 – 8 December 1979) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. DetailsRoberts was 24 years old, and a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 16 February 1942 north of Crete, in the Mediterranean, HM Submarine Thrasher, after attacking and sinking a supply ship, was itself attacked.Thrasher was subjected to a three-hour depth charge attack and aerial bombing. Later, after surfacing, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing. Lieutenant Roberts and a petty officer (Thomas William Gould) removed the first one without too much difficulty, but the second bomb had penetrated the side plating of the gun emplacement, and then the deck casing above the pressure hull. Roberts and Gould entered the confined space (which was no more than 2 ft high in places), and lying flat, wormed past deck supports, battery ventilators, and drop bollards. The petty officer then lay on his back with the 100 lb bomb in his arms while the lieutenant dragged him along by the shoulders. Meanwhile, Thrasher was surfaced, stationary, and close inshore to enemy waters. If the submarine was forced to crash dive, both men would drown. It was 40 minutes before they got the bomb clear, wrapped it in sacking, and dropped it over the side.[1] His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London. The award of the two new VCs was [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marching_On.ogg announced by the BBC] on 11 June 1942. References1. ^{{London Gazette |issue= 35591|date=5 June 1942 |page=2548|supp=y}}
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