Corporal R. Sharpe, 30729, 187 Siege Battery RFA (MM 1917)

[Ivor Anderson]

Corporal Reginald Sharpe, no.30729, 187 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

 

Brigade War Diary Entry for 15th May 1917 at St Lawrent-Blangy:

"In orders received on 14th inst. it is announced that Signaller Corporal no. 30297 SHARPE R. has been awarded the MILITARY MEDAL. This award is for continuous good work on the part of this NCO, and for work done in a reconaissance made at HAUT ALLAINES, and the repairing wires under heavy hostile shell fire at ANZIN ST. AUBYN on April 4th. This NCO has since been promoted to Sergeant."

 

Corporal Sharpe's MM was listed in the London Gazette (30172) of 9th July 1917.

Edited 16 May , 2020 by Ivor Anderson

[Coldstreamer]

there is a long running thread on the british medal forum that has thousands of such entries

[Ivor Anderson]

Thanks. I posted this there too as they did not have him listed, but I'm hoping to develop it with the details of others in the same battery.

 

Sharpe's original MM entry in the war diary on the National Archives WO-95-304-7 :

 

Edited 16 May , 2020 by Ivor Anderson