Award Military Medal Sjt. T. Johnson, 1st Bn Leicestershire Regiment (Belgium)

brithm · Aug 18, 2024

Sjt. Thomas Johnson, 1st Bn The Leicestershire Regiment
Service No: 4855623
Award: Military Medal

Sjt. Johnson is platoon Serjeant of No. 7 Platoon of 'A' Company. On 29th September in the early hours of the morning the Company was moving up to attack our objectives at the Depot de Medicite near Merksplas and Sjt. Johnson's platoon was leading.

The move up to the forming up place was in darkness and on the way a patrol of enemy was encountered. In the confused fighting in the dark which ensued Sjt. Johnson's platoon Commander was killed and Sjt. Johnson immediately took command of the platoon.

He reassembled the platoon which had become scattered in the fighting and dealt with the enemy position, taking six prisoners, killing four and causing the rest to run away.

He then led his platoon on towards the forming up place for the attack on the objective.

Owing to this engagement the Company could not attack its objective at first light as planned and later because caught in daylight by enemy positions on three sides. Sjt. Johnson's platoon was isolated by enemy fire from the remainder of the Company and suffered a few casualties.

These could not be evacuated at the time and Sjt. Johnson attended to them personally. He held his position and assisted the rest of the Company in causing the enemy fifteen more casualties.

By his determination to carry out his orders to get to his objective whatever the difficulties and his skill in extricating his platoon when told to withdraw he showed outstanding courage and leadership.
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WO 373/50/255

Grimsby Daily Telegraph 24th November 1944

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