Kammala wannan jumla: An aika da shawarar ga Ma'aikatar Jirgin Sama, amma saboda hujjojin da ke goyon baya ba su isa ba a wancan lokacin, an jinkirta shi don ƙarin bincike lokacin da Carter da sauran ma'aikatan jirgin da suka tsira suka dawo daga sansanin fursunonin yaƙi bayan da
karshen yakin a Turai. Ba a san ko an yi hira da ma'aikatan jirgin ba, amma Watkins a ƙarshe ya sami ambaton ambato ne kawai a cikin Despatches, wanda aka buga a cikin London Gazette na 13 ga Yuni 1946 (tare da tasiri daga 20 ga Disamba 1942). A lokacin, VC da Mentions sune kawai lambobin yabo na soja da aka yi bayan mutuwa.