FIELD Christopher Norman Cromwell

Major, Tank Corps, WW1

unknown service WW2

16758 Legion of Frontiersmen, England

CITATION

Military Cross

Gazetted 22 July 1918, p2537

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When his Tank ran out of petrol during an attack he went forward on foot under heavy machine gun fire, rallied the crews of Tanks that had ibeen hit, and supervised the collection of the wounded. His cheerfulness and contempt of danger had a most encouraging effect on all ranks.

KNOWN AWARDS

Military Cross (MC)

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Medal 1939-45

NOTES

Born 30 November 1892 England

Died 19 July 1959 Prospect Park Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England

Buried Cholsey, England