Other Information:Fred lived in Aberavon. He entered the war in France on 6th December 1915. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal "For courage, consistent good work and devotion to duty in face of danger. During the last six months he has been almost constantly employed as NCO in charge of a group of stretcher bearers in the forward area. On one occasion during an infantry attack he was responsible for the clearance of wounded from the line. He organised his stretcher bearers, led them repeatedly through heavy enemy fire, and by his skill and endurance cleared over 200 cases."
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