Guest RBenns Posted 22 December , 2005 Share Posted 22 December , 2005 Hello, can anyone help me with why my great great uncle, Joseph Benns got the military medal? Details below: Joseph Benns Gunner 13th Battalion Tank Corps Reg no. 301627 Gazetted: 21/10/1918 Registered Paper: 68/121/651 Schedule number: 190331 Any help much appreciated. Would PRO have anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 22 December , 2005 Share Posted 22 December , 2005 Hello, can anyone help me with why my great great uncle, Joseph Benns got the military medal? Details below: Joseph Benns Gunner 13th Battalion Tank Corps Reg no. 301627 Gazetted: 21/10/1918 Registered Paper: 68/121/651 Schedule number: 190331 Any help much appreciated. Would PRO have anything? Hi, Although I don't have a copy,I think most T.C. MM citations were published in book the Tank Corps Honours and Awards.You will probably find someone on this forum has a copy,or I think it was reprinted some time ago,you could look on the ABE site and probably find it on there. Regards Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RBenns Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 Thanks for that. Whats the ABE site? i can't find anything on the web. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lewis Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 RBenns Info taken from "Tank Corps Honours and Awards." BENNS, Joseph, Gnr, 301627, 13th Battn, Hamel, July 1918, MM. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Hamel on July 4, 1918. He followed his tank commander from his tank and attacked dug-outs which could not be reached by the tank. He killed five of the enemy with his revolver, and with his officer caused the remainder to surrender. While he was attacking the dug-outs he was wounded in the legs, and although unable to stand continued to assist in observing from the tank and directing fire. Throughout the entire action his coolness and courage had a great influence on the crew, especially when the tank was in difficulties. Regards Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 Link to download his MIC cards if you've not already done so: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...=1&mediaarray=* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RBenns Posted 21 January , 2006 Share Posted 21 January , 2006 wow, thanks alot for that. That ties in with my grandpa's recollections. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RBenns Posted 23 January , 2006 Share Posted 23 January , 2006 Any chance there was a accompanying photo? Regards, R. Benns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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