Obituary - Cdr Roddy Elias RN

[Jimlad1]

Commander Peter "Roddy" Elias - obituary - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11464533/Commander-Peter-Roddy-Elias-obituary.html)

Flew attacks against the Bismarck - definitely one of the last of a vanishing breed. RIP Sir.

[Basil]

Respect for the high standard of navigation with few aids and in difficult conditions.

I happen to know someone of Syrian Christian ancestry with the same surname.
Apparently it was popular with Christians and goes back to the 7th Century.