Award Military Medal Sjt. E. Sowter 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters (Anzio, Italy)

brithm · Aug 15, 2024

Sjt. Ernest Sowter 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6 Corps
Service No: 4974467
Award: Military Medal

On 4th February 1944 when the Battalion was in action in the railway area 115 feature the Battalion Medical Officer having been captured by the enemy this NCO was in charge of the Regimental Aid Post. At this time the Battalion was cut off from communications to the rear and the evacuation of casualties was thought to be impossible. Sjt Sowter suggested that casualties might be evacuated in a Bren Gun Carrier. Armed only with an improvised Red Cross flag he ran the gauntlet down the road that had been cut by the enemy and delivered his casualties to the ADS. Subsequently he repeated the performance twice. The road during the whole time was under shell fire and dominated by enemy tanks.
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WO 373/6/248

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Wounded Italy 23rd February 1944

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Derby Daily Telegraph 19th June 1944

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