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1206613
Spr. James Thomas Doucette MM
Canadian Expeditionary Force. 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company
from:New Waterford, Nova Scotia
"For conspicuous gallantry in the preparation and explosion of a large Camouflet against enemy mine galleries in the Ypres salient. After the explosion of the Camouflet, at great personal risk, he assisted in digging down into enemy galleries from a point in No Man's Land and in the capture of 700 ft of enemy galleries of valuable mining apparatus, and of the bodies of dead enemy sappers from which valuable information was obtained. By this operation our trenches were rendered safe from enemy mines, and during it Sapper Doucett was cut off from our own lines for 12 hours. (A.F.W. 3121)"
An extract from 10th Corps Routine Orders of 26/12/16. "under authority granted by His Majesty the King, the Army Commander has awarded the Military Medal to the undermentioned N.C.Os. & men for Gallantry in the Field on the dates shown:
5011112/Cpl. Millar, H. 1st Cdn. Tunn. Coy.
11/12/16 501104 A/2/Cpl. Allan, T.S.
67497 Pte. Lynch, A.J.
471083 Spr. Doucette, J.
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