Recipients of The Distinguished Conduct Medal during The Second World War

Recipients of The Distinguished Conduct Medal – During The Second World War

Awarded for gallantry in the field, a distinguished award for bravery for N.C.O.s and soldiers of the British Army, second only to the Victoria Cross for other ranks.

Name	Rank	Number	Regiment	Theatre of Combat or Operation	Citation	Date in London Gazette
Aston, Nash	Lance Corporal	553237	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	25 Apr 1941
Barlow, Jack	Trooper	554969	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	25 Apr 1941
Browning, Sidney	Corporal	410507	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	20 Jan 1942
Cleere, Patrick	Sergeant	553943	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	09 May 1941
Constable, Leslie Peter Harold	Sergeant	319120	8th Hussars	North West Europe 1944-45	Available	21 Jun 1945
Cox, William Tom	Trooper	788178	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	25 Apr 1941
French, Reginald John William	Corporal	554640	8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	24 Sep 1942
Hawkins, James Hazel	Lance Corporal	553203	3rd Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	25 Apr 1941
Hemstock, Norman	Trooper	7927199	7th Hussars	Burma	Available	28 Oct 1942
Hoyle, Ralph	Sergeant	404685	4th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	05 Nov 1942
Marshall, William Crichton	Staff Sergeant Major	554652	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	20 Jan 1942
Medley, Albert	Sergeant	551386	4th Hussars	Middle East Special Operations and Escapes	Available	15 Oct 1942
Medley DCM., Albert	Warrant Officer Class 1	551386	4th Hussars	Services in the field	Not Available	09 Aug 1945
Pegler MM., Herbert Ronald Douglas	Corporal	555266	7th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	18 Jul 1941
Weir, Robert	Trooper	556411	8th Hussars	Middle East (Egypt and Libya)	Available	25 Feb 1943

We’d love to hear your stories, or experiences, about your time with the serving regiment, or one of our antecedent regiments.

Stories can relate to, but are not limited to:

* your experiences whilst serving;
* family life, home or overseas;
* places you enjoy visiting;
* or, photos of 5 objects that mean something to you and tell the story of who you are.

Your stories will be used as inspiration for future exhibitions, or even feature in the “articles” section.

You can send your entries in a range of formats such as photographs, artwork, drawings, in writing or via a short video.

To submit your stories, in the first instance, please phone the Curator on: 01926 402459.

Please note: By submitting any creative work or inspiration to this campaign, you are giving permission for your work to be used in future exhibitions and to be shared on the website.