Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Theobald Denis Phelan, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. During the period under review Lieutenant-Colonel Phelan has commanded a field ambulance attached to an armoured brigade. He has consistently shown a very high degree of vision, foresight and initiative - the results of which have been manifest in the work of his unit. His field ambulance has won for itself a reputation second to none in the Eighth Army and Lieutenant-Colonel Phelan and the team of doctors working under him have inspired the confidence and affection of every one in the brigade. The medical record of this brigade of Lieutenant-Colonel Phelan’s Field Ambulance is an impressive one, while the ration of deaths to battle casualties dealt with by the main dressing station is most unusually low. The credit for the exceptionally fine work done by this unit must go to a large degree to its commanding officer. Lieutenant-Colonel Phelan was born in Clonmel. The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Image Details Name Phelan, Theobald Denis Rank: Major Service No: 56817 Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps Theatre of Combat or Operation: Middle East (Egypt and Libya) Award: Order of the British Empire Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 18 October 1943 Date 1943-1944 Catalogue reference WO 373/77 See this thread for ref: Volunteers from Eire who have won distinctions ... :irishflag[1]: