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Pte. Alfred Stanley AdC.
British Army 19th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Swinton, Lancashire
My husband's grandfather Alfred Stanley joined up in 1915 with the Lancashire Fusiliers. He was wounded and transferred to 19th Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He served in France at Loos and the Somme.
Whilst in France he and another comrade, Pte M Murphy, rescued a little girl who had fallen down a well. They were both awarded a French Medal in Bronze Act de Coeur I think it is called. He was wounded soon after and sent back to England. He received a certificate and his medal after the war. He also received the two British Medals but the French one was always close to his heart. I have since tried to find out more about how he came to receive this medal but with no joy, I even wrote to the French embassy a few years back.

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