209416 Cpl. James William Hill MM.British Army 87th Brigade, H2, A Battery Royal Field Artillery from:Stockport My husband`s great Grandad, James Hill, was awarded the Croix de Guerre when defending Kemmel Hill near Ypres on 25th April 1918 with 19th Division. His citation reads thus: Setting a splendid example of coolness and courage. Being ordered to remove the dial sight and the breachblock of his gun and being attacked by a German 30 yards away he took a rifle and killed his enemy. He then fired on a number of the enemy who had advanced within 150 yards of the Battery and held them in check, thus allowing the men of his Battery to get away.
He resumed his job as a policeman when he returned home but died 12 months after the war ended from poison gas effects at the age of 33.
His daughter either sold or gave away his medals and we would love to buy them back. We know all his medals are together and are owned by a dealer in the Suffolk area at this moment in time. I find his story fascinating and have managed to find out a great deal about him through various websites.
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