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Codlin, William Thomas

Service number:
B.88364
Nationality:
Canadian (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Signalman
Unit:
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Awarded on:
January 24th, 1946
Recommendation:
"Between December 1944 and March 1945, 2 Canadian Corps Signals constructed two new terminal equipment vehicles at Wijchen, in Holland. Suitable Lineman-Mechanics were not available to do the detailed wiring which entailed the soldering of some eight Thousand connections in each vehicle. For this work, Signalman Codlin, a Linesman, was put in charge of three Lineman-Mechanics and five Dutch Technicians. He laid out tasks for himself and his assistants, set the pace by his own work, and checked each detail as it was completed. In addition, he contributed several ingenious solutions to problems which arose as the work progressed. So thoroughly did Signalman Codlin devote himself to the work that final checks were entirely satisfactory and the vehicles were completed in time to be used during preparations for the crossing of the Rhine.
During the entire advance through France, Belgium and Holland, this Signalman, though trained only as a lineman, has repeatedly shown an outstanding devotion to duty and a dogged determination to master the complexities of terminal equipment vehicles. His success has done much to shorten interruptions to the corps communications, and to spur his comrades on to greater effort."

LG 37442/633.
British Empire Medal (BEM & EGM)

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