A tribute written by a fellow officer of John Brett's (we believe by George Marriner).

 

"A braver man I never knew than John Brett.  I can assure you that if he is not to return he would have gone down fighting the enemy to the last second.  We had no one on board who showed a better example than Uncle John (as I used to call him) when up against it.

He was loved by his men and admired by us.

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He had already done the work of a thousand men in destroying the enemy so as to make the world a better place for his loved ones."