Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry 58
A Second War 1943 ‘North Africa’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private L. A. Jones, 2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, who was severely wounded at Oued Sedjenane, Tunisia, 10 February 1943
Military Medal,
G.VI.R. (4862721 Pte. L. A. Jones. Leic. R.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, light contact marks, very fine (4)
£1,000-£1,400 M.M. London Gazette 8 April 1943, the original recommendation states:
‘At Oued Sedjenane on Feb. 10th 1943 Pte Jones was badly wounded in the leg while accompanying his platoon commander Lieut. Dumenil in an attack on a strongly held enemy position. Although the remainder of the platoon was pinned down by fire, he crawled forward to his platoon commander who had advanced to the objective. Pte Jones, although injured and in great pain, crawled for a distance of over 200 yards carrying a wireless set in an attempt to re-establish communication. On reaching Lieut. Dumenil he collapsed.
There can be no question that his devotion to duty was of an exceptionally high order.’
Leonard Arthur Jones was born in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire in 1932, and enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment in June 1940. He served with the 2/5th Battalion in North Africa as part of 46th Infantry Division, and distinguished himself at Sedjenane, Tunisia, 10 February 1943 - his M.M. being the first won by the Battalion during the North African campaign. Jones was severely wounded during the action, and was discharged as no longer physically fit for war service, 15 August 1943. He died in Rochester, Kent in 2009.
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A Second War 1943 ‘Sicily Landings’ M.M. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class I M. Rodger, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was originally recommended for the D.C.M. for his gallantry on the beaches of Sicily during the early hours of 10 July 1943.
Military Medal,
G.VI.R. (3124671 W.O. Cl. 2. M. Rodger. R. S. Fus.); 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (3124671 W.O. Cl. 2. M. Rodger. R. S. Fus.) generally very fine or better (5)
£1,200-£1,600 M.M. London Gazette 23 March 1944:
‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Sicily.’ The original recommendation (for a D.C.M.) states:
‘The Unit Landing Officer was wounded on landing at 0400hrs 10th July. This W.O., was his assistant, carried on with his work in a very cool and unperturbed manner. The work was complicated in that the Bn had two Assembly Areas on account of the advance leading off the right hand corner of the beach. This W.O. ran everything in a calm and orderly way, during the bombing of the beach and never failed to send vehs. and men up to his Bn as soon as they were ready to leave the Beach Area.’
M.I.D. London Gazette 4 April 1946 (North West Europe).
Michael Rodger served during the Second War with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers as part of the 17th Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, XIII Corps for the Sicily Landings, 9/10th July 1943. Rodger’s Battalion landed on beaches in the Gulf of Noto around Avola, south-east Sicily during the early hours of 10 July 1943, as part of the opening stage of Operation Husky - the Allied invasion of Sicily. He subsequently advanced to Warrant Officer Class I.
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