Period:

First Indochina War (1946-1954)

Rank:

Legionnaire 2nd class

Awarded on:

September 17th, 1951

"An excellent marksman, remarkably cool and cold blooded. On 7 June 1951, at PHU-LY (Tonkin) he particularly distinguished himself during a skirmish by his unit with a Vietnamese mobile unit which was solidly entrenched. With his fire he stopped a flanking movement by the enemy causing the enemy serious losses."

French Foreign Legion in Indo-China (with bronze star)

Rank:

Corporal

Unit:

Royal Corps of Signals

Awarded on:

June 13th, 1959

Citation:
"He manned the Brigade rear link to Cyprus alone and without a break for almost four days. He was at the time suffering from a combined attack of dysentry and malaria and, after collapsing at his set, was evacuated to hospital."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

No. 1 Coast Defence Battery (MNBDO), 40 Commando Royal Marines, Royal Marines, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Malaya, Arabian Peninsula

Period:

First Indochina War (1946-1954)

Extreme-Orient

Period:

First Indochina War (1946-1954)