An Outstanding casualty Somme DCM award to Cpl Roulston 1/5 London Regt / who personally killed 30 of the enemy in a bombing raid

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An Outstanding casualty Somme DCM award to Cpl Roulston 1/5 London Regt / w
  • An Outstanding casualty Somme DCM award to Cpl Roulston 1/5 London Regt / w
  • An Outstanding casualty Somme DCM award to Cpl Roulston 1/5 London Regt / w

  • An Outstanding casualty Somme DCM award to Cpl Roulston 1/5 London Regt / who personally killed 30 of the enemy in a bombing raid

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GV Distinguished Conduct Medal, correctly impressed  9995 L.Cpl W. A . Roulston. 1/5 Lond:R.

1914 Star, correctly impressed 9995 L.Cpl W. A . Roulston. 1/5 Lond:R.

 

Condition GVF

William Arthur Roulston was born in Clones, Ireland in 1881. The son of Reverand Hugh and Margaret Roulston.

He held a commercial position in London before the war. Roulston served with the 1/5th London Regiment during the Great War. He landed at Le Havre on the 5th of November 1914.

Roulston was awarded a posthumous DCM, the award was announced in the London Gazette on the 14th of November 1916 with the following citation;

‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a bombing party with great courage and determination, himself killing over thirty of the enemy. Later he led his platoon with marked dash and gallantry’.

On the 9th of October 1916 William was killed in action, a contemporary newspaper report states he died of his wounds after 30 minutes while still shouting instructions to a Lewis gun team.

William is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval