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(Recommended for Military Medal)
At GOMMECOURT at 4.00am on 3rd July 1916 a body lying sixty yards in front of the parapet was noticed to move. Lt. Welby went out to investigate and found a Private in the 1/7th Sherwood Foresters wounded in the head, just recovering consciousness. He returned and asked for two volunteers to help with a stretcher. L/Cpl. Bowness and Pte. Austin went out with him and got the wounded man on the stretcher. They were heavily sniped at and were compelled to lie down until the position of the sniper was located and a Lewis-gun turned upon the spot from our trenches. Under cover of its fire Lt. Welby, L/Cpl. Bowness and Pte. Austin brought the wounded man in at 4.45am.
Submitted 05/07/1916; Awarded M.M. L/G 23/08/1916
(Recommended for Croix de Guerre)
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on two occasions. At FONQUEVILLERS on the 9th June 1916 after being wounded by shrapnel he returned to his trench and volunteered to be one of a party going out to rescue a man buried by a trench mortar explosion and succeeded in bringing him back.
Submitted 17/01/1917; Recommendation not accepted.