In a war in which every man was a hero, the men named below did some deed which raised them above the rest. Many repeated their heroism hence the awarding of a Bar to their original medal - some men acquired two Bars but only one - an Australian - ever earned three Bars. Only when the award had been personally approved by the King and announced in the London Gazette (i.e."gazetted") did an award become official and this could take several months. This was generally linked to other rewards such as promotion or additional pay. 

 

3058 Lance Corporal William John Dagnan of the Dragoon Guards. Son of Susan Dagnan (widow). Born in Plymstock in the March Quarter of 1887. Military Medal gazetted 23 February 1918.

20592 Private Charles Darke of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Alfred and Mary Darke. Born in Lapford in 1892 - later moved to Bow. Died 4 October 1917 aged 25 Military Medal gazetted 25 May 1917.

138330 Gunner Thomas W. Davis of "B" Battery, 74th Brigade, the Royal Field Artillery. Husband of Edith Davis of 238 Alderley Road, Birmingham. Born in Cullompton in 1889. Killed in action 5 November 1917 aged 28. Military Medal gazetted 23 February 1918.

457517 Private William John Dayment of the 2/3rd West Riding Field Ambulance, the Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force). Son of John and Anna Dayment. Born in Bovey Tracey in the June Quarter of 1898. Military Medal gazetted 10 December 1918.

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12/2268 Private Edward James Dean of the 1st Battalion, the Auckland Regiment. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Dean. Born in Woodbury Salterton in the June Quarter of 1895. Awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Le Quesnoy in 1918. and gazetted 17 June 1919. His citation reads as follows:

"On the 4th November during the attack north of Le Quesnoy this man did exellent and gallant work throughout. In the absence of the N.C.O. in charge he took command of the Battalion Runners and both during and subsequent to the attack arranged runner relay posts and report centres and worked tirelessly in his efforts to maintain communications with the front line troops, and to a very large extent it was due to his efforts that reports were received continuously and promptly by Brigade Headquarters giving the situation. His work throughout was of a very high order and deserving the highest praise."

74296 Private William George F. Denning of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of Willliam and Fanny Denning. Born in Dartmouth in the March Quarter of 1889. Military Medal gazetted 8 August 1918.

240845 Private Edwin Gabriel Dennis of the 1st Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Louisa Dennis of 30 Ashford Rd., Mutley Plain, Plymouth. Born in Plymouth in the June Quarter of 1898. Killed in action 22 October 1918 aged 21. Military Medal gazetted 21 January 1918.

255003 Sapper Harry Dingle of the Royal Engineers. Son of William and Theresa Dingle. Born in Plymouth in the June Quarter of 1879. Military Medal gazetted 12 June 1918.

25768 Sergeant George Henry Discombe of the 1st Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Alice Discombe. Born in Kingsteignton in the December Quarter of 1896. Military Medal gazetted 20 August 1919.

459431 Private Percy James Doidge of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of John and Harriet Doidge. Born in Torquay in the June Quarter of 1893. Military Medal gazetted 23 February 1918.

66974 Private Henry James Dolling of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of Edward and Mary Jane Dolling. Born in Broadclyst in the December Quarter of 1890. Military Medal gazetted 12 December 1917.

74004 Private Albert Dunn of the Devonshire Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Dunn. Born in Bradworthy in 1899. Military Medal gazetted 23 October 1918.

48248 Quartermaster Sergeant Albert E. Dyer of the 15th Ammunition Column, the Royal Field Artillery. Son of Elizabeth Dyer (warrant officer's widow). Born in Brixton, nr. Plympton, in 1887. Died 17 February 1919 aged 32. Military Medal gazetted 16 November 1917; Bar gazetted 16 November 1917; Second Bar gazetted 1918.

26716 Sapper Henry Samuel Dyer of the 3rd DS (Detached Service) Company, the Royal Engineers. Son of Henry and henrietta Dyer. Born in Devonport in the March Quarter of 1896. Military Medal gazetted 20 August 1919.

390357 Corporal Samuel Adam Dyer of the London Regiment. Son of Henry Dyer (Quartermaster Sergeant in the Devonshire Regiment) and his wife Alice. Born in Jhansi, North West Provinces, India in 1886. Military Medal gazetted 27 June 1918.

58722 Gunner Albert George Dymond of the Royal Field Artillery. Son of Samuel and Ann Dymond. Born in St. Marychurch, Torquay in the September Quarter of 1885. Military Medal gazetted 12 December 1917.

102063 Private Harry Eakers of the Machine Gun Corps. Son of Joe and Ellen Eakers. Born in Crediton in the March Quarter of 1895. Military Medal gazetted 12 July 1918.

16938 Private Harold William Easterbrook of the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Dinah Easterbrook. Born in Torquay in the March Quarter of 1896. Military Medal gazetted 29 August 1918.

107355 Sapper Henry Easterbrook of the Royal Engineers.  Son of Alfred and Bertha Easterbrook.  Born in Bickleigh, nr. Plympton, in the September Quarter of 1881. Military Medal gazetted 29 August 1918.

557072 Private John Charles Ebdon of the Welsh Regiment. Son of John and Rosa Ebdon. Born in Exmouth in the March Quarter of 1895 - later moved to Axminster. Military Medal gazetted 25 September 1917.

13825 Private Samuel James Edgecombe of the 4th Battalion, the Coldstream Guards. Son of James Edgecombe of Stoke Fleming. Born in Stoke Fleming in the June Quarter of 1895. Military Medal gazetted 13 June 1919.

16037 Sergeant Charley McDonald Edwards of the 1st Battalion, the Coldstream Guards. Son of James and Elizabeth Edwards. Born in Huxham in the March Quarter of 1895. Military Medal gazetted 13 March 1918; Bar gazetted 21 January 1919.

36643 Sergeant Thomas John Edwards of the 77th Field Company, the Royal Engineers. Son of Thomas and Clara Edwards. Born in Kingsteignton in the September Quarter of 1888. Military Medal gazetted 13 June 1919.

M2/184131 Private George Edworthy of the Royal Army Supply Corps. Son of William and Susan Edworthy and brother of Sydney (see below). Born in North Tawton in the March Quarter of 1888. Military Medal gazetted 19 August 1919.

M2/181599 Sergeant Sydney Edworthy of the Royal Army Supply Corps. Son of William and Susan Edworthy and brother of George (see above). Born in North Tawton in the June Quarter of 1894. Military Medal gazetted 21 August 1917.

383698 Private Ernest Elworthy of the Somerset Light Infantry. Son of Walter and Elizabeth Elworthy (née Salter). Born in Uffculme in the December Quarter of 1898. Military Medal gazetted 2 August 1918.

7390 Private William John Embery of the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Thomas and Harriet Embery. Born in Exeter in the June Quarter of 1888. Military Medal gazetted 27 October 1916.

7390 Lance Corporal William J. Emberry of the Devonshire Regiment. Son of William and Mary Jane Emberry. Born in Bradninch in the September Quarter of 1896. Military Medal gazetted 27 October 1916.

457355 Lance Sergeant George E. Essex of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Believed to have been an orphan brought up at the Industrial School in Exminster. His date of birth is not known. Military Medal gazetted 21 August 1917; Bar gazetted 7 October 1918.

72393 Private John Henry Facey of the Cheshire Regiment. Son of William and Eliza Facey. Born in Swimbridge in the June Quarter of 1881. Military Medal gazetted 4 October 1918.

240998 William Henry Flood of the 5th battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Next of kin not yet known. Born in Devonport in the December Quarter of 1896. Military Medal gazetted 10 December 1918.

241046 Private John Lee Fogwill ("Jack") of the 5th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Samuel and Mary Ann Fogwill. Born in Willborough, nr. Kingskerswell, in the June Quarter of 1895. Military Medal gazetted 10 December 1918.

44360 Private Alfred Ronald Ford of the 2nd Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment. Son of Alfred and Louisa Ford. Born In Ivybridge in the June Quarter of 1898. Military Medal gazetted 13 May 1919.

92203 Private Samuel James Robert Fowler of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of Samuel and Mary Fowler. Born in Plymouth in the December Quarter of 1896. Military Medal gazetted 29 August 1918.

110233 Gunner Sidney John Foxwell of the Royal Garrison Artillery. Son of John and Elizabeth Foxwell. Born in Ottery St. Mary in the December Quarter of 1890. Military Medal gazetted 12 July 1918.

459302 Lance Corporal Henry Arthur French of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Next of kin not yet known. Born in Widecombe-in-the-Moor in the December Quarter of 1897. Military Medal gazetted 21 January 1918.

651759 Gunner Arthur Thomas Frood of the Royal Field Artillery. Son of George and Mary Frood. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the March Quarter of 1887. Military Medal gazetted 22 March 1918.

19144 Sapper Reginald John Fry of the Royal Engineers. Son of John and Elizabeth Fry. Born in Ashwater, nr. Holsworthy, in the June Quarter of 1887. Military Medal gazetted 21 January 1918.

51541 Lance Corporal William Arthur Fry of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of William and Priscilla Fry. Born in Instow in the September Quarter of 1888. Died 23 November 1917 aged 29. Military Medal award date not known but confirmed by army records..

M/153800 Private Arthur Robert Full of the Royal Army Supply Corps. Son of James and Maria Full. Born in Alphington, nr. Exeter, in the March Quarter of 1892. Military Medal gazetted 12 June 1918.

241155 Private Leonard George Furneaux of the 5th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Mary Ann Furneaux. Born in Buckfastleigh in the June Quarter of 1897. Military Medal gazetted 13 May 1919.

19829 Frederick James Fursdon of 274 Siege Battery, the Royal Garrison Artillery. Son of John and Lydia Fursdon. Born in Bishop's Tawton in 1887. Military Medal gazetted 12 November 1918. Also awarded the DCM.

135468 Gunner Harold Fursdon of the Royal Field Artillery. Son of George and Rosetta Fursdon. Born in Teignmouth in the March Quarter of 1897. Military Medal gazetted 27 June 1918.

457090 Private Frederick Charles Furseman (also Fursman) of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of Frederick and Susannah Furseman. Born in Exeter in the March Quarter of 1897. Military Medal gazetted 30 October 1917.