Ralph Binney

Lt Cdr Stapleton describes his first command as a midshipman in 1926, one of Sovereign's small picket boats;[ii] during which he damaged the ship's accommodation ladder.

Binney 'carpeted' him for this and stopped his shore leave for a month, "in order to perfect and practise the skill in handling power boats".

[2] In 1934, on the completion of a final shore appointment at The Admiralty he was promoted to captain and retired, at what appeared the end of a successful career in the Royal Navy.

From 1934–1939, he served with the Colombian Navy and was instrumental in the setting up of their naval cadet and officer training system, for which he was made a Commander of the Order of Boyaca.

[2] On the outbreak of war in 1939, in common with many retired officers, he was recalled to the Royal Navy and had a series of staff appointments, most notably as flag captain of HMS Nile, the naval base at Alexandria.

Michael Munnelly, 23, was murdered by an 18 year old butcher in London, December 1964, whilst defending a milkman from a gang attempting to rob him.