Saturday 14th July 1917
This
afternoon Major-General R B Stephens, General Officer Commanding 5th Division,
presented medal ribbons to the 1st Battalion for recent actions. Captain W S Chirnside
was awarded a bar to his Military Cross for gallantry at la Coulotte on 23rd
April. The following other ranks were awarded the Military Medal for their
actions at Oppy on 29th June: 7175 Sergeant A Faulder (a bar to his Military
Medal); 43038 Private F Dighton; 20337 Private W Clarke; 10196 Sergeant H Hill;
430239 Private L King; 10238 Sergeant D Stone; 8311 Sergeant M Norman; 8253 Corporal
G.Flott (since promoted to Sergeant); 10667 Private J W Houston.
The following
were presented with parchment cards by General Stephens for gallant conduct:
10052 Sergeant G E Neale; 17425 Lance Corporal Cox; 12365 Lance Corporal Price;
20374 Sergeant C Humphries(1)
Source: X550/2/5
(1) Sergeant
George Edward Neale would die on 6th November 1918; Corporal A Cox would die on
23rd October 1918
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