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A Great War 'Mesopotamia' D.C.M. awarded to Wheeler Staff-Sergeant F. Sparshatt, 215th Briga...
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A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ D.C.M. awarded to Wheeler Staff-Sergeant F. Sparshatt, 215th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (850068 W.S. Sjt: F. Sparshatt. R.F.A.) heavy polishing and wear, edge bruising, therefore fine £400-£500 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Ramadi on 28th/29th September, 1917. He carried out the erection of an observation ladder and pole under heavy fire, and its removal after dark from its position in front of the trenches, whither our infantry had withdrawn.’ Frederick Sparshatt served overseas with the Royal Field Artillery Transport and was awarded the D.C.M. during the Second Battle of Ramadi when British forces launched a successful effort to capture the town against a joint Turco-German force called the Yilderim (’Thunderbolt’) Army Group under the command of German General Erich von Falkenhayn. 120 Turkish troops were killed in the battle and another 190 were wounded. The British captured a further 3,456 prisoners, including 145 officers, but a handful of the enemy managed to escape by swimming the Euphrates.
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A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ D.C.M. awarded to Wheeler Staff-Sergeant F. Sparshatt, 215th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (850068 W.S. Sjt: F. Sparshatt. R.F.A.) heavy polishing and wear, edge bruising, therefore fine £400-£500 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 16 January 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Ramadi on 28th/29th September, 1917. He carried out the erection of an observation ladder and pole under heavy fire, and its removal after dark from its position in front of the trenches, whither our infantry had withdrawn.’ Frederick Sparshatt served overseas with the Royal Field Artillery Transport and was awarded the D.C.M. during the Second Battle of Ramadi when British forces launched a successful effort to capture the town against a joint Turco-German force called the Yilderim (’Thunderbolt’) Army Group under the command of German General Erich von Falkenhayn. 120 Turkish troops were killed in the battle and another 190 were wounded. The British captured a further 3,456 prisoners, including 145 officers, but a handful of the enemy managed to escape by swimming the Euphrates.
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