From The Times, Monday, July 8, 1940 ARMY AWARDS GALLANT REARGUARD ACTIONS FINE LEADERSHIP AND COURAGE The War Office issues the following list of immediate awards by the Commander-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force:- DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL O'SULLIVAN, T.S.M., J., R.A. At St. Vanant on May 27 T.S.M. O'Sullivan was directing the fire of the one of his anti-tank guns during a heavy enemy attack when the No. 1 and one man of the detachment were killed and two others wounded T.S.M. O'Sullivan, though himself hit in the arm, with one other unwounded man continued effectively to fire the gun until the remaining unwounded man was hit. He then manned the gun alone and destroyed at least one other tank before a shell put the gun out of action and again wounded T.S.M. O'Sullivan. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7652848&queryType=1&resultcount=1 Name O'Sullivan, J Rank: Troop Serjeant Major Service No: 808244 Regiment: 13 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Theatre of Combat or Operation: British Expeditionary Force 1939-40 Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 20 December 1940 Date 1940-1942 Catalogue reference WO 373/16
