Second Lieutenant Norrish
Sunday 17th December 1916: From our Correspondent in the Field
One of our
allies in this war is the little known Kingdom of Montegenro in the Balkans(1).
Little known it may be but it knows of our struggles in France. The adjutant of
the 1st Battalion told me on the telephone this morning that a number of
Montenegran orders and medals were dished out to deserving cases at a Church
Parade in the Municipal Theatre at Béthune by General-Officer-Commanding 1st
Army, Sir Henry Horne. Brigadier-General M Turner CB, commanding 15th Infantry Brigade
received the Order of Danilo 2nd Class.
Perhaps of
more interest to the Battalion was the issue of the Distinguished Service Medal
to Private H W Fish, late of the 7th Bedfords and of the Military Cross to
Second Lieutenant S Norrish. In addition the Miliary Medal has been given to
Corporal McHugh and Private Cross.
Source: X550/2/5
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