OUT ON PATROL —“All quiet; local activity”—you often read this communique from the western front. The regiment concerned is the Norfolk Regiment which had the honour of winning the first two army decorations of the war for bravery and coolness while on patrol in “No Man’s Land.” These are the actual men who were on patrol when the awards were earned. In the upper picture they have arrived at their forward trench and are issued with hand grenades while the post is manned in support. Lower: Reaching an outpost the patrol moves forward to investigate. Note how the men cover each other. They are led by an officer armed with pistol and grenade.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1940, Page 8
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113OUT ON PATROL—“All quiet; local activity”—you often read this communique from the western front. The regiment concerned is the Norfolk Regiment which had the honour of winning the first two army decorations of the war for bravery and coolness while on patrol in “No Man’s Land.” These are the actual men who were on patrol when the awards were earned. In the upper picture they have arrived at their forward trench and are issued with hand grenades while the post is manned in support. Lower: Reaching an outpost the patrol moves forward to investigate. Note how the men cover each other. They are led by an officer armed with pistol and grenade. Greymouth Evening Star, 16 April 1940, Page 8
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