Award BEMs Cpls H. Morris, RAFVR & W.K. Reid, RAF mine clearing 1944

brithm · Jun 28, 2022

Corporal William Henry Morris (1173558), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Corporal William Kelly Reid (998304), Royal Air Force

For a period of 6 weeks in 1944, Corporals Reid and Morris were engaged with a section in breaching minefields in order to locate the patterns of the mine belts and to assist in the general mine clearance. In spite of the worst conditions of weather they continued the work until all mine patterns had been discovered and general clearance could commence. The section detected and neutralised over 400 anti-personnel "S" mines alone, many of these being hidden in inaccessible and unexpected positions. Many "S" mines were buried in marshy ground, underwater, necessitating feeling for and neutralising the igniters with hands numbed by the cold. Corporals Reid and Morris worked together as a team, the former detecting and the latter neutralising mines. Each has shown the greatest confidence in the ability of the other and their work contributed largely to the successful disposal of many anti-tank mines. They both showed exceptional skill, courage and leadership in dangerous circumstances.
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