Falkingham,+Hartley

Sergeant, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. Service number 265294. Gassed but recovered and returned home after the war. Born and lived in Morton. Died at 36, Garforth Road, Keighley on 20th August 1973.
 * Hartley Falkingham DCM MM**

DCM - London Gazette citation:

265294 Cpl. H. Falkingham, 2/4 Bn., West Riding Regiment (TF) attd. 186th T. M. Bty (Bingley) (LG 5 Dec 1918). For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Early in an action a platoon was held up by very heavy machine gun fire from enemy lines. On his own initiative he crawled into the open where he could reach the lines. While going forward he was wounded but, in spite of this, he at once opened fire, inflicting heavy casualties, causing the enemy to retire, thus enabling the infantry to advance and take the lines.