John George Denby
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Son of Arthur and Elizabeth Denby of 112 Brownlow Road, Mansfield.
Siblings: James, 1899, Elizabeth, 1900, Beatrice, 1903, Arthur 1905, Charles, 1907, and twins William and Samuel in 1914.
Enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment on 4/2/1931 and was appointed paid Lance Corporal on 9/1/1934. He was serving with the 2nd Bn on 1st September 1939.
Served in Northern Ireland, England, Palestine, Egypt and Syria.
Awarded the Military Medal for gallantry as a anti tank gun N.C.O. at Sidi Barrani, Libya on 10/12/1940.
M.M. Citation:
maintained his gun in action under heavy MG fire and gun fire over open sights. His leadership and bearing were an inspiration to his detachment. Later he got his gun out of action, loaded it onto his vehicle still under fire and moved across the front to assist 'A' company in their attack. Here again he kept his gun in action under heavy and well directed MG fire. He was an example to his detachment throughout the day.
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