 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for this action.He was also involved when "Illustrious" was badly damaged; "Illustrious" was escorting a convoy to Malta when she was attacked by three squadrons of German Stuka dive bombers.Suffering multiple bomb hits (including to Torrens-Spence's wardroom) and more than 200 casualties, "Illustrious" limped to Malta and eventually to America for repairs.