Waugh, 8/15865 (DCM)

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

Name E. D. Waugh
Rank Corporal
Number 8/15865
Other details Border Regiment
Date published 22 September 1916
Citation For conspicuous gallantry in charge of a squad of bombers, when he was the first man across. When the Battalion had to retire, he rallied his men in the trench, bombed the enemy as long as possible, and was the last man to leave. His courage was most marked.