Other Information:James entered the war in France on 17th August 1914, as part of the Regimental Medical Officer's team for the 16th Lancers. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal "For gallantry conduct, ability and devotion to duty on 4th and 5th November 1914, when he established and maintained a field dressing station under a very heavy fire at Wulverghem. Corporal Hart, in addition to looking after our own wounded, treated a large number of the wounded French soldiers with great skill."
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