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NX50207 - REID, Kenneth Sydney, Pte.
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Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
"On 10 February, 1942, Pte. Reid was an observer for a Mortar
Section, and his observation post subsequently came under enemy
observation.
His Platoon Command advised the evacuation of this position, but
Reid continued to occupy it despite very heavy shelling.
Throughout the shelling of that day he continued in the position
and constantly relayed accurate information to my own Command
Post.
At night his flash spotting data obtained from this exposed
position proved of utmost value to the artillery and resulted in
the silencing of a number of enemy guns.
I have no doubt that by Reid's insistence upon occupying this
dangerous observation post and by the accuracy of the
information he gave to me personally, the enemy's efforts to
land at the Causeway were defeated both by the mortar fire he
directed and the other opposition which could be organised as a
result of his information.
I recommend that his courage and devotion to duty be rewarded by
the award of 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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