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Karen, I copied the info from - The War Illustrated - I purchased it on ebay. Have you tried - The Commonwealth War Graves Commision's website? http://www(.)cwgc(.)org Remove the brackets. Good luck Kathy

Lce.-Cpl. H. Durrant Bedford Regt. Awarded the Croix de Guerre and two Cards of Honour for gallantry Temp.-Capt. E. B. Brewer, M.C., London Regt. Attd. T.M.B. honoured for gallantry and fine example during a raid. Capt. F. V. B. Witts, M.C., R.E. Personally reconnoitred a river and launched a pontoon under heavy fire. Temp.-Capt. Herring, D.S.O., M.C., R.F.C. Spec. Res. Honoured for courage and initiative in preventing enemy bridging. Temp.-Capt. J. C. Callaghan, M.C., Royal Munster Fus. and R.F.C. Displayed courage and skill in night bombing operations. Lt. E. J. Greene, M.C., Suffolk Yeomanry. Took command of his company and turned the enemy’s flank. Lt. B. S. K. G. Moores, M.C., R.G.A. Awarded a bar to his M.C. for digging out a buried comrade under fire. Sec.-Lt. P. G. Grinling, M.C., A.S.C. Displayed conspicuous courage and endurance in command of a car supply column. Sec.-Lt. E. H. Gunter Jones, M.C., Decorated for cool gallantry in reconnoitring under severe bombardment. Act.-Capt. G. J. Apperson, M.C., R. Irish Rifles. Single-handed attacked five of the enemy and shot two. That's all folks!! Kathy

Pte. Christopher Cox, V.C., Bedford Regt. Awarded V.C. for rescuing many wounded from fire-swept ground. Sec.-Lt G. E. Cates, V.C. Rifle Brigade. Put his foot on a bomb about to explode and gave his life for his comrades.

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