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Bombardier Charles Bertram "Bert" Spires MM
British Army B/103 Bde Royal Field Artillery
from:28 Silver Hill Road, Derby
Bdr Bert Spires won the Military Medal in Italy on the Asiago Plateau. The citation reads:- "On the 15th of June 1918, this NCO was in charge of the Battery signallers. During an intense bombardment the telephone dugout had a direct hit and all wires were destroyed. He immediately ran out a new line to group headquarters under extremely heavy fire, and it was entirely due to his gallantry that communications with group headquarters was re-established."
Editor's Note:- Bert Spires enlisted on 30th November 1915. His service record survives but it is in a poor state. His home address was 28 Silver Hill Road, Derby where his wife and 2 children were living during his service. He was an Acting Corporal for a while (which the photograph verifies) and the award of the Military Medal appears on page 12416, The Gazette (dated 21st October 1918).
