Wardell William Moss 2/Lt

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Surname: Wardell;

Forename(s): William Moss;

Initials: WM;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Resided in: Maidstone;

Previous Battalion: 19 of;

Previous Regiment: R Fus;

MGC Branch: Motors;

MGC Unit: 1 Bty;

How killed: KIA;

Where: France;

When killed: 23-Mar-1918;

Awarded: MC;

Gallantry Notes: MC: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. With two machine guns, he engaged four parties of the advancing enemy and repulsed them. He then opened fire on a field battery at close range and silenced it. He showed grear initiative coolness and resource in collecting scattered parties of infantry and organising them to form a line of defence.;

Other Data: joined 1 Bty 24/2/1917
Red Cross Enquiry Card - Orchard Leigh, 11 London Road, Maidstone;

Other Notes: WILLIAM MOSS WARDELL MC Second Lieutenant 1st Bn., Tank Corps who died on Saturday 23 March 1918 .
Cemetery: POZIERES MEMORIAL Somme, France Grave or Reference Panel Number: Panel 94
MC: LG 4/2/1918 (5/7/1918) (for 29/12/1917 with 1 Bty MMGS);

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