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Pte Albert Joe Diment MM.
British Army 5th Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Morcomlske, Dorset
Albert Diment won the Military Medal on 11th March 1918. It was awarded on the battlefield [immediate]. Twelve men went behind enemy lines near the quarries penetrating three hundred yards obtaining information about the 6th Bavarian Division. The raid was carried out without artillery or trench-mortor surport. The party got out without any casualties.
CSM Cobb awarded was also awarded the Miltary Medal [immediate]
I am Joe Diment's grandson now 71. I would love to know what they did. I have his medal in my hand. It would be nice to know before I pop my cork!