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Bmdr. Reginald Charles Evans MM.
Royal Field Artillery D Battery 276 Brigade
from:Cheltenham
My Grandfather, Reginald Evans won the M.M. on 30th November 1917 when serving with D Battery, 276 Brigade, 55th West Lancashire Division R.F.A. The action took place at Little Priel Farm during the Battle of Cambrai, and he was one of 12 men awarded medals, Sergeant Cyril E Gouley winning the V.C.
He transferred to the 190th London Brigade and was a member of the Army of Occupation in Cologne. On 28th June 1919 he was one of the Gunners who took part in the 101 Gun Salute on the bank of the Rhine in Cologne, to come rate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.