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Subject: [WW1] Alexander Sayers
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:08:51 EDT

My grandfather was awarded the Military Medal during the First World War.

Does anyone know how I can find out when he was awarded this medal and where
his heroic deed took place.

After the First World he stayed on as a regular in the British Army and my
mother was brought up in army quarters. Whilst they were stationed in
Ireland, when she was very young, they met an Irishman who was so delighted
to meet up again with my grandfather and told my mother that he had saved his
life during the First World War. Apparently he had been injured and my
grandfather had run out the trenches and pulled the man back to safety.

Like most of his generation he didn't talk about the grissly side of the war,
he only occasionally remarked on the humorous side.

He retired from the regular army during the 1940's and bought a small-holding
in Scotland. He then worked for I.C.I. and trained their territorial army.

When the second world war broke out he was asked to re-join the regular army
at his old position, Regimental Sergaent Major and, of course, he jumped at
the chance. I do know that he was with the Royal Artillery. According to Mum
the Army was his life and he missed it terribly. During the Second World War
he was stationed in Woolwich Arsenal and was in his bed when it was bombed.
His bed ended up in the rafters and he ended up in hospital in Kent. After
that he was medically discharged, much to his disgust, because of shratnel
embedded in his chest which affected his heart.

Barbara Peachey
Buckinghamshire
England

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