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 Major Jack Hartland Bromhead MBE
DCM. (left - photo courtesy of Clifton Rugby
Football Club History.
See
References 1).
Major J. H. Bromhead continued to serve with the 11th Gloster
(City of Bristol) Home Guard until the end of the war.
He was awarded an MBE, as published, in the Fourth Supplement
to The London Gazette of Tuesday 12th December 1944 on 15th
December 1944, (page 5744).
It was through this entry that I
discovered his full name - up to that point I had only known
him as J.H. Bromhead.
Born on 22nd December 1893, in
Clifton, Bristol, to George
Frederick Bromhead (Photographer), and
Kate A. (nee Hartland),
Jack Hartland studied at Bristol
Grammar School between 1904-1910. He was married in
April 1924 to Margaret Maud Cook.
Jack Hartland Bromhead MBE DCM
died on 19th March 1977.
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When Jack Hartland Bromhead was
a Sergeant in the 1st Royal Gloucester
Hussars Yeomanry Regiment, Service No. 235050, he was
awarded the D.C.M. after being recommended by the following text
dated 15th May 1918:-
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“Sergeant
Bromhead was in charge of a standing patrol on the
night of 2/3rd May and is recommended for coolness &
leadership on the following facts. His patrol of 8 men
was holding an advanced sangar across the road facing
HOWEN Bridge. At 0315 on the 3rd a strong enemy
mounted patrol came up the road with a view to seizing
the sangar which they had held the previous night.
Sergeant Bromhead allowed the enemy to get to close
range and then opened fire. Fifty rounds were fired
before the enemy could retire into cover round a
corner. An early morning patrol reported from the
state of road severe casualties must have been
inflicted on enemy men and horses.”
(See
References 2) |
At that time the
1st Royal Gloucester Hussars Yeomanry
Regiment was part of the
Australian Mounted Division which was serving in the
Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
Between 30th April and 4th
May the Division was involved in the
Second Battle of Jordan.
The award of the Distinguished
Conduct Medal to "Sjt. J. H. Bromhead Yeo.(Clifton)" was approved by King George V
as part of his birthday honours list for "... distinguished
services in connection with Military Operations with the
British Forces in Egypt", as published, in the
Third Supplement to the London Gazette of 31st May 1918 on 3
June 1918, (page
6491).
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