(1) He was in matelot 's uniform, having stayed on with the Royal Navy after the end of the war.(2) Among the sailors listed by the French were Prussians, Italians, Americans, Portuguese, Danes and one matelot from Halifax (whether or not it's Halifax, Nova Scotia, or Halifax, Yorkshire, isn't clear).(3) And the skill of sailing is matched in these young modern matelots by the skill of recovery from the capsize.(4) TV chiefs are to hold a talent contest to find the best singing sailors, matelots , seamen and ship-hands in the country, and offer them a top music contract by way of a prize.(5) The torpedo broke the destroyer's back, causing her to sink in 15 seconds and thus consigning hundreds of exhausted troops and matelots to their deaths.
