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Commendation of Corporal John Manchester

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SubjectManchester, John Henry
TitleCommendation of Corporal John Manchester
NotesAn army form commending Corporal John Manchester for conspicuous courage and good leadership, during operations which took place east of Le Touret on the night of 3rd September 1918, and recommending that he should receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Manchester (Service Number 240698) served with the 1/5th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment as a corporal and later a sergeant, and was awarded the DCM. He was severely gassed in the trenches, but went on to serve in the RAF during the Second World War.

Part of a collection relating to John Manchester, deposited by his daughter-in-law, who describes him as a very modest man.
Item Date4th September 1918
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentOfficial document
CataloguerMeriel Patrick
FilenameGWA_5941_hull0189.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameMeriel Patrick (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofMrs B. J. Manchester
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/6877