▁Bag ot ▁and ▁Ho are ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Albert ▁Medal . ▁The ▁announ cement ▁and ▁accomp any ing ▁c itation ▁for ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Gazette ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁reading : ▁ ▁App oint ed ▁second - in - command ▁of ▁Motor ▁La unch ▁ 2 8 3 , ▁Bag ot ▁was ▁in ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁Ost end ▁Ra id ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Through out ▁the ▁operation , ▁the ▁launch ▁conducted ▁duties ▁of ▁res cu ing ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁from ▁HMS ▁Br illiant ▁and ▁Si ri us . ▁Pra ised ▁for ▁his ▁" gre at ▁cool ness ▁under ▁fire " ▁during ▁the ▁eng agement , ▁Bag ot ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross . ▁The ▁notification ▁of ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁supp lement ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Gazette ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Bag ot ▁was ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁Des patch es ▁for ▁" valu able ▁services ▁in ▁action   ... ▁off ▁the ▁enemy ▁coast ". ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁substant ive ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁ret ros pective ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Two ▁of ▁Bag ot ' s ▁elder ▁brothers ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War : ▁Christopher , ▁a