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We were pinned down at one stage on the side of a hill by a German mortar nest and were losing a lot of men - they were being wounded and killed. The officer in charge of the operation was also killed. The man had got up during the night and tried to shoot Germans from the top of a tree with a rifle. After he had been killed by a German shooting I was put in charge. We received orders to take 6 men and try to climb the hill and destroy the nest with hand grenades. As I was in charge I went on this operation as the leader. We slowly climbed the hill to get near enough to throw the grenades at the Germans. We were fired upon by machine guns and I was shot in the knee. Luckily enough the bullet only tore my flesh and zoomed past me. I managed to limp up the hill and throw three hand grenades into the pit and destroy the four German soldiers. With this last effort I collapsed on the hillside. The officers recommended me for honours and I was awarded my Military Medal (M.M). I was in hospital for two weeks and then sent back to the front. I received my Military Medal from King George VI at Buckingham Palace, when I was home on leave.

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