Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

HINCHCLIFFE, Cecil Irving

Mentioned in Despatches

HINCHCLIFFE, Cecil Irving, Cdr (E), RCNR, HMS Nabob

Issued: 20-Jan-1945, Canada Gazette

"For good service when his ship HMCS Nabob was damaged."

Officer - Order of the British Empire

HINCHCLIFFE, Cecil Irving, Cdr (E), RCNR, HMCS Prince Robert

Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette

"For constant devotion to duty under arduous conditions as Engineer Officer of HMCS Prince Robert, Commander Hinchcliffe has been by his conscientious and meticulous devotion to duties primarily responsible for the efficient performance of the machinery in his charge. This enabled the ship to remain at sea continuously for long periods without a single serious breakdown."