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NX28821 - RUSSELL, Eric Stuart, Sgt.
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Military Medal (MM)
"*****************NCO showed ******** did so with loss to the
enemy and one to his own patrol. Once with only one man with him
he shot four enemy snipers who were in trees between himself and
our
position. Twice after reporting with valuable information he
immediately volunteered to go out again to obtain specific
information.
At approximately 1600 hrs on 25 January, 1942 it was impossible
to locate enemy field guns which were firing on our position.
Sgt. Russell went out alone and got so far back that he saw the
enemy guns in action and the information he obtained was of
incalculable value to my own unit and 2 LOYALS and materially
assisted the success of the operations at AYER HITAM.
I recommend that Sgt. Russell be awarded the Military Medal."
(Source: 2/30 Bn.
Archives - originally transcribed from the
Diary of Brigadier D.S. Maxwell by The Army Museum Sydney
Foundation in 1998.)
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