5106143 Sgt. George Measey, DCM, 7th Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment (N.W. Europe)

brithm · Apr 12, 2025

Evening Despatch 11th December 1946

Sgt. George Measey, 7th Bn Duke of Wellington's Regiment
Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal
Service No: 5106143

Sgt. Measey has been with the battalion in action since D plus 4 except for a short time when he was wounded. For a good proportion of this period he has been a platoon commander through the shortage of officer and several times has acted as Sergeant major.

When acting as a platoon commander in the fighting around the Depot de Mendicitie in early September 1944, Sgt. Measey was wounded in the head but though in great pain he completed the engagement before obeying the order to have his wound attended at the R.A.P.

In September 1944 at Schanker (7423) the company after a first class assault were counter attacked by a self propelled gun and 40 enemy and ammunition ran low in one platoon which was temporarily isolated. Sgt. Measey led a relief party with further ammunition through very heavy shelling and his example undoubtedly saved an extremely delicate situation.

In the following week Sgt. Measey again led an ammunition party to his forward platoons which were isolated and pinned down in the flat open ground around the anti tank ditch at Roosendaal. later in the day he personally crawled 300 yards while being sniped to take in 2" mortar smoke ammunition required to allow the platoon to disengage.

During the four and a half months on the 'island' salient across the Rhine at Nijmegen Sgt. Measey was constantly employed on standing and fighting patrols on the most difficult condition a and here as on countless occasions his bravery became a legend and exemple to the many young soldiers in his company.

Sgt. Measey's courage, calmness, interest in his men and his constant cheerfulness have made him a proud landmark in the battalion and the guide for many inexperienced soldiers when action was particularly fierce.
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WO 373/56/902

Page 640 | Supplement 37442, 22 January 1946 | Lond...

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