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- Birth nameBertram Fox Hayes
- Bertran Hays was born on April 26, 1864 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Road to London (1921). He died on May 15, 1941 in Crosby, Merseyside, England, UK.
- The French Government awarded the Medaille De Sauvetage in 1918 for his rescue of a French crew that had been torpedoed by a submarine.
- One of the best liked skippers of the International Mercantile Marine after his retirement in 1924, he was promoted to the rank of Commodore on the retired list of the Royal Naval Reserve, the first time that honor was ever granted to any mercantile officer.
- During the Boer War, his ship, "Britannic," was a troop ship and carried 37,000 troops to Africa in three years. King Edward VII awarded the Transport Medal to him.
- He retired from the sea in 1924. In 1931, he was appointed deputy lieutenant of Lancashire. He was the first active member of the mercantile marine to be awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the sea.
- He joined the White Star Line in 1889 and in ten years rose to be a commander. He commanded the Olympic and during World War I while in charge of the ship, sank a U-boat. For this action he was awarded the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) in King's Honours List for his services.
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