An interesting brave #story - Attack by 2 Battalion Machine Gun Corps - 23 October 1918.
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Lt. J N Nolan of B Company got excellent targets, repelled a local counter-attack by turning 6 enemy machine guns which had been abandoned. He used these with excellent effect causing numerous casualties and 27 of the enemy to surrender to him personally. A German field gun which was firing at his guns with direct-laying, was silenced by his fire. Also at this time there was a gap in the line temporarily on the left and from this position he was able to cover this gap. Link: - http://talk.operationwardiary.org/#/subjects/AWD00039x7
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ral104
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Thanks for the link, Marie. Fascinating reading!
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Further to the #story for the bravery and gallantry of Lt. J. Nolan B Coy – 2 Battalion Machine Gun Corps at Escarmain on 23rd October 1918, this Officer was awarded the military cross. Award information on diary Link: http://talk.operationwardiary.org/#/subjects/AWD0003ai7
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ral104
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Thanks for the update! Always nice to see whether people got the awards they were recommended for.
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David_Underdown
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Looks like he was actually John Michael Nolan http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D4398912
The award wasn't actually Gazetted until March 1919 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31219/supplement/3244 - and the citation wasn't publish until October 1919 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31583/supplement/12322 !
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ral104
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And here's his (very bare) life story on Lives of the First World War: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/3275688
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