A German Tommy
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A German Tommy

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A German Tommy The Secret of a War Hero Author:Ken Anderson Language:English Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9" Pages:256 Photos:20 b/w photos Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781783462742 Item No. 9781783462742 The date: 14 October 1918 – a misty early morning, east of Ledegem, Belgium. Young British Army officer Lieutenant Walter Lancelot Merritt MC carries a large red flag to indicate the center of a brigade-strength advance. He moves ahead of the main force. Close to the German lines a bullet smashes into Merritt’s right leg. Despite the crippling wound he continues to hold the flag aloft ensuring following troops maintain the line as they move on to take long-entrenched German territory. Merritt’s courage and leadership resulted in the award of a Bar to his Military Cross. While undergoing treatment in postwar England, he confessed in a petition to King George his real name was Walter Schwarz. He ha

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