Distinguished Conduct Medal

Awarded for gallantry in the field, the Distinguished Conduct Medal was awarded to Non Commissioned Officers & soldiers in the British Army, second to only the Victoria Cross.

Throught the course of the war, Merthyr was the recipient of 26 DCMs. Click on the underlined names below for more information, including their citations.

CQMS R Argust Rifleman David Bow

Cpl John Collins Sapper John Connolly

TJ Davies Private D G Dowman

Serjeant Thomas Evans Driver W Howells

Private H T Jenkins Company Serjeant David Jones

Private Jordan 'Jimmy' Jones Acting CSM A J Lawrence

Private Lewis Lewis Lance Corporal Stephen Lucy

Serjeant John McCarthy Private C McGill

Serjeant A W Morris Serjeant M Murphy

Private Simon Murphy Private Patrick Murphy

Private Lewis Rogers Private Matthew Ryan

Sapper J Sullivan Private G J Thomas

Corporal W Thomas Thomas Woods