WW1 Military Medal named 18143 PTEW J GLASS. 10/WELSH R.
Joseph Glass born in 1883 attested for the Welsh Regiment on 14 October 1914, serving with the 1st Rhonddas, 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 December 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal for his action on 7th Apr 1917 at Bollezeele, on which date he also received a gunshot wound to the right leg; he was the only person from his Battalion singled out for an award in month of April 1917. He was discharged on 10 January 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge No. 477549, his address given as 11 Vicarage Terrace, Cwmparc, Treorchy, Rhondda (Glamorganshire).
MM LG 26th May 1917. The original Recommendation states: ‘For Gallantry in Lancashire Farm Sector. He volunteered to take messages from Company HQ to front line where communication was heavily barraged. On second journey was buried but extricated himself and returned with valuable information. He was severely wounded shortly afterwards.
Comes with war diary confirmation of recommendation for MM.
