Campbeltown men awarded the Military Medal A MILITARY distinction has been conferred upon two local men for gallant conduct in the field.
They are Privates Arthur Thomson and Peter M’Crank, of the 1/8th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who were decorated behind the firing line on the first instance. The honour gained by those brave soldiers is the Military Medal. The circumstances under which they earned their award were published in a routine order by Major-General G M Harper, commanding 51st Highland Division, dated June 30.
The enemy exploded a mine close to the British line on the night of June 21, and throughout the attack, that lasted from 10pm to 3.30am, Privates Thomson and M’Crank, carrying out their duties as stretcher-bearers, were continuously engaged in bringing in the dead and wounded. The ground was open and exposed to heavy and hostile bombing but the men never flinched. They saved the lives of several men.
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