246459 Pte. Thomas Benjamin Priske DCM.British Army 3rd Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps from:Battersea Thomas Priske was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. His citation, published in the London Gazette on the 11th of March 1916 reads, "5564 Pte T B Priske 3rd Btn. KRRC,
For conspicuous gallantry. All telephonic communication having been destroyed by heavy shell fire, he continually carried important messages from Battalion to Brigade Headquarters under heavy rifle, machine gun and shell fire."
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