Award Military Medal Gnr. R.H. Erskine (1437643) 25 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

brithm · Aug 15, 2020

Awarded Military Medal Gnr. Robert Henry Erskine (14376443) 25 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

On the morning of 26th June 1944, 25 Fd Regt RA advanced behind the attacking infantry to occupy a posn NORTH of CHEUX. 12/25 Bty adv party, of which Gnr. ERSKINE was one, were fired on from a wood at T.893687 in their gun area. Gnr. ERKSINE was the only survivor of the party udner two offrs who immediately attacked the wood. Returning, he collected two signallers from his Battery and led them back into the wood by another path. Coming again under automatic fire the party withdrew and reported the posn of the automatics. Gnr. ERSKINE then formed one of a party which covered by fire form two tanks, successfully cleared the wood taking a total of 43 prisoners. Gnr ERSKINE showed undaunted courage in the face of repeated dangers and reverses and had a big share in the successful clearing of this enemy strongpoint
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London Gazette 17th October 1944

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Award Military Medal Gnr. R.H. Erskine (1437643) 25 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

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