McGlennon, 5163 (DCM)

The following text is a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) transcription of a Border Regiment soldier of the First World War.

Name	J. McGlennon
Rank	Sergeant
Number	5163
Other details	6th Border Regiment
Date published	11 March 1916
Citation	“For conspicuous gallantry on 21st and 22nd August 1915, near Suvla Bay (Gallipoli Peninsula), in taking messages to his Battalion from Headquarters over open ground and under heavy fire.”

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