Award Military Medal Cpl. D.W.L. Killen, 3 Royal Tank Regiment

brithm · Nov 12, 2021

320726 W/Cpl. (Acting Sgt) David Wilson Lynass Killen, 3rd Royal Tank Regiment

On 18th October 1944 Sgt. Killen was in one of the tanks of a troop who task was to reach the DEURNE-VENRAY road. His tank was hit three times by fire from a Panther. The first shot smashed the driving sprocket, the second broke up the suspension unit and the third hit the turret ring above the co-driver's hatch. By this time the tank was immobile so Sgt. Killen gave the order to bale out. Under heavy shell fire and machine gun fire Sgt. Killen guided his crew, all badly shaken, to a comparative place of safety. He then returned to the vicinity of his tank, which by this time had been hit again, although it had not caught fire.
Although the heavy shelling and machine gun fire, augmented by the activity of snipers in the vicinity, continued throughout the day Sgt. Killen stayed near his tank in a position of observation and noted enemy movement until last light. He then rallied his crew and guided them back to HQ, where he was able to furnish valuable information as a result of his observations throughout the day.
That same evening, on hearing that another tank commander has been wounded, Sgt. Killen immediately volunteered to take over his tank and continued in action with his squadron the next day. Sgt. Killen's coolness, determination, gallantry and devotion to duty are deserving of the highest commendation
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WO 373/52/45

Wounded in the desert 23rd November 1941

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