MC won by 2nd Lieutenant F Marshall
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MC won by 2nd Lieutenant F Marshall
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Subject |
Marshall, Frederick
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Notes |
When the ammunition in one of the gun pits had set alight by the explosion of a hostile shell, he without any hesitation, rushed up and single-handed, removed the burning camoflauge, and by shovelling earth on the ammunition successfully quenched the fire. But for his prompt and gallant action the entire pit including the gun would have been lost.' Taken from The Times 28th September 1918.
Editor's Comment: Military Cross, War and Victory Medals with ribbons, of Second Lieutenant Frederick Marshall, Royal Field Artillery. 'The Times' prints verbatim his citation in the London Gazette of 16th September 1918. |
Item date |
25th April 1918
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Creation place |
Kemmel Hill
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Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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Filename |
GWA_2850_Marshall.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
John Skinner
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Contributed on the behalf of |
Mrs S H Skinner
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Collection
Citation
“MC won by 2nd Lieutenant F Marshall,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4268.
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