F. S. Bell Falkland Islands. The captain, eight officers and 79 members of the crew were given the Freedom of the City of Exeter on 29 February 1940, and were welcomed by a crowd of 50,000 cheering residents. The crew marched through the streets with fixed bayonets, carrying HMS "Exeter's" shell-torn White Ensign through the streets. Bell also commanded in 1945. He retired from the Navy owing to ill health on 8 January 1948. In the 1956 film "The Battle of the River Plate", Bell was played by John Gregson. During the film, Bell's nickname of 'Hookie', because of his distinctive nose, is
E. S. Lloyd Christopher Lloyd. Lloyd arrived in Madras on 21 December 1894 and served as Assistant Collector and Magistrate. In September 1902, he was appointed District Collector and magistrate, Bangalore. Lloyd was appointed President of Madras Corporation in 1906 and served till 1910. In his later life, Lloyd served as Revenue Secretary and Finance Secretary of Madras Presidency. For a brief while in 1923, he also acted as Chief Secretary. Lloyd died in 1945. Lloyd was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India in the New Year Honours of 1924. E. S. Lloyd Ernest Sampson Lloyd (26 May