Service During World War II
In March 1940, Drummond was second engineer aboard a Dutch vessel that participated in the rescue of the British Expeditionary Force at Marseilles. Later in 1940, while serving aboard the SS Bonita, the ship was attacked by enemy bombers in the middle of the Atlantic. Drummond took charge of the engine room and kept the engines running in spite of damage from the bombardment. Her courage during the Second World War was recognised when she was awarded the MBE and the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea for single-handedly keeping the engines of the SS Bonita going during an attack by a German bomber.
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