219761 Pte. Thomas Middleton Harley DCM.British Army 1/8th Btn. Manchester Regiment from:14 Cowane Street, Stirling Thomas Harley served with the 1/8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment Additional Information: | Harley won his DCM for "great gallantry and initiative on 6th November 1918 east of the Foret de Mormal. While serving as a runner he took a message to a Lewis-gun team to move forward to a position close to the enemy, On finding that the old team had become casualties he carried the Lewis-gun and ammunition forward to the new position himself,and,returning,guided a fresh team to the gun. Afterwards he carried the wounded of the first team back to safety."
He died on 7th February 1957 aged 71 and is buried in a family plot in Ballengeich Cemetery, StirlingGerald Mortimer
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