GVR 1st TYPE WW1 MILITARY MEDAL (MM), 15th DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY, FROM SUNDERLAND, WITH ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER CUTTING

GVR 1st type WW1 Military Medal (MM) To- 275906.CPL.D.L.ROWLANDS.15/DURH.L.I David.L.Rowlands was awarded the MM for services in France in the London gazette 16-9-1918 & this stated that he had enlisted & resided in Sunderland. Complete with a original newspaper cutting that states the recipient was a former member of the Boys Brigade and that his MM was awarded for services with the battalion on the night of 16/17th April 1918 & goes on to give a lengthy account of the recipients actions on that day. It also states that he was originally from Doncaster.