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A Great War 'Western Front' D.C.M. awarded to Corporal T. Foley, 1st Battalion, Liverpool Re...
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Corporal T. Foley, 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, for his gallantry at Cuinchy on 25 September 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9838 Cpl. T. Foley. 1/L’pool Regt.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £600-£800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry. Seeing Captain Kerr, R.A.M.C., struggling in with a very severely wounded man, he went over the parapet to his assistance. There was absolutely no cover from the enemy, who were firing from a commanding position barely 70 yards away.’ For his gallantry on the same day, Captain Frank Robinson Kerr, R.A.M.C. was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 4 November 1915), his citation giving further details: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and splendid devotion to duty at Cuinchy on 25 September 1915. After an unsuccessful attack on the enemy’s trenches, this officer crawled over our parapet and brought in a wounded man from about a dozen yards outside, in full view of the enemy, at a range of only 70 yards. He then went out again for 30 yards, and rescued a man whose thigh had been broken, being fired at the whole time.’ Thomas Foley (alias Thomas McCabe) was born in 1887 and attested for the Liverpool Regiment on 16 February 1907. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 August 1914, and for his gallantry at Cuinchy on 25 September 1915 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was wounded by gun shot to the right arm, and was discharged on 21 March 1917, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 199,143. He died on 3 May 1927.
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. awarded to Corporal T. Foley, 1st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, for his gallantry at Cuinchy on 25 September 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9838 Cpl. T. Foley. 1/L’pool Regt.) minor edge bruise, good very fine £600-£800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry. Seeing Captain Kerr, R.A.M.C., struggling in with a very severely wounded man, he went over the parapet to his assistance. There was absolutely no cover from the enemy, who were firing from a commanding position barely 70 yards away.’ For his gallantry on the same day, Captain Frank Robinson Kerr, R.A.M.C. was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 4 November 1915), his citation giving further details: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and splendid devotion to duty at Cuinchy on 25 September 1915. After an unsuccessful attack on the enemy’s trenches, this officer crawled over our parapet and brought in a wounded man from about a dozen yards outside, in full view of the enemy, at a range of only 70 yards. He then went out again for 30 yards, and rescued a man whose thigh had been broken, being fired at the whole time.’ Thomas Foley (alias Thomas McCabe) was born in 1887 and attested for the Liverpool Regiment on 16 February 1907. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 August 1914, and for his gallantry at Cuinchy on 25 September 1915 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was wounded by gun shot to the right arm, and was discharged on 21 March 1917, being awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 199,143. He died on 3 May 1927.
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