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Pte. Thomas Albert Wilson MM. DCM.
British Army 11th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
Thomas Wilson was awarded the D.C.M. for Gallantry on Somme, a member of my family is in possession of the Military Medal he received.
I have a copy of the telegram which reads:
11th. (S) Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment. No. 13617. Pte Thomas Albert Wilson.
For the conspicuous gallantry on July 5th. during a German bomb attack on our trenches before Contalmaison. After being ordered to retire, and armed with a clogged rifle, he remained behind alone in order to give more time to organize defence lower down the trench, and thereby successfully enabled the position to be held at that point.