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(Recommended for Military Medal)
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on June 19th 1917 when the Battalion captured enemy trenches near FOSSE 3 DE LIEVIN, S.W. of LENS. Pte. Sylvester (who was a stretcher bearer) with another stretcher bearer did continual good work in bandaging and carrying the wounded to the Dressing Station under heavy shell fire, having to pass through a heavy barrage on at least three occasions. He showed a complete disregard for danger. Again on the night of 20th/21st June the same two men did valuable work in attending to wounded under fire and also went forward to a Company of another Battalion that was suffering from gas and assisted in getting the men away. He has been a stretcher bearer for over eighteen months and has always done well
Submitted 23/06/1917; Card of Recognition 29/06/1917; Awarded M.M. 02/07/1917