Description: Military Medal, a medal awarded for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire. Awarded to Sergeant-Wheeler J Findlay. His citation reads ‘For bravery at Roclincourt on the night of the 1st/2nd April 1917, when taking up ammunition to Trench Mortar Batteries, his convoy came under heavy artillery and machine gun fire and sustained casualties to men and mules. When he got his waggons away, he missed a driver, whom he went back for and carried to safety, still under fire’.
Origin: Donated to the Museum by his daughter and her family.