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A Short History of the 6th Division

CHAPTER XII
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He then returned and brought in the man of the West Yorkshire Regiment.

He had made three journeys across the open under close and accurate fire, and had risked his own life to save others with the utmost coolness and bravery.

(Gazetted 22nd January 1915.) No.

3/10133 Sergeant ARTHUR FREDERIC SAUNDERS, 9th (Service) Battalion The Suffolk Regiment.
For most conspicuous bravery.

When his officer had been wounded, in the attack he took charge of two machine-guns and a few men, and, although severely wounded in the thigh, closely followed the last four charges of another battalion, and rendered every possible support.
Later, when the remains of the battalion which he had been supporting had been forced to retire, he stuck to his guns, continued to give clear orders, and by continuous firing did his best to cover the retirement.


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