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Lieutenant E C H SALMON, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

AWARDS: MC

London Gazette 21st December 1916.

Royal West Kent Regiment. - The under mentioned cadets to be temporary Second Lieutenants (on probation) (attached):

22 November 1916. - Eric Cecil Heygate Salmon.

London Gazette 8th March 1917.

War Office, 8th March, 1917. REGULAR FORCES.

The under mentioned temporary Second Lieutenants, (attached) (unless otherwise stated) are transferred to Service Battalions, with seniority as shown against their names:

Royal West Kent Regiment. - E. C. H. Salmon. 22nd November 1916.

London Gazette 26th September 1917.

His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the under mentioned Officers and Warrant Officers in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field :

Temporary Second Lieutenant Eric Cecil Heygate Salmon, Royal West Kent Regiment.

London Gazette 9th January 1918.

With reference to the awards conferred as announced in the London Gazette, dated 26th September, 1917, the following are the statements of service for which the decorations were conferred.

AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS

Temporary Second Lieutenant Eric Cecil Heygate Salmon, Royal West Kent Regiment.

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in carrying out a most valuable reconnaissance under heavy shell and machinegun fire. Later, he again reconnoitred and located the position of our front-line posts, and throughout the operations his reports were of the greatest value in locating machine guns and dug-outs.

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