London Gazette index entry detail

Publication details:

Publication date: 26 Mar 1918.

Issue: 30601.

Page: 3847.

Parish:

Battle.

Person details:

Name: H. Britt D. C. M.

Marital Status: Not given.

Occupation: Royal Sussex Regiment.

Notes:

War Office, 28th March, 1918, His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Distinguished Conduct Medal to the undermentioned for gallantry and distinguished service in the Field: 150 Pte. H. Britt, R. Suss. R. (nr. Battle). For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Though he had been buried by a shell he refused to withdraw. He acted first as a runner, and then re-joined his Lewis gun section, inflicting casualties on the enemy. When the whole of his section was knocked out by shell fire, he continued to serve the gun single-handed, and eventually brought it out of the trenches.

Batch:

GAZ_London-Gazette-01.csv.

Transcribed by:

Michael Metcalfe.

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