© S M Jones
Content is free for most uses - see legal stuff. Last update 2 Jul 2020
Steve and Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you came from,
you won’t know where you are going.
You have to study your history. Gil Scott-Heron
Thomas James Harris VC MM (1892-1918)
Thomas
James
Harris
was
holder
of
the
Victoria
Cross
and
Military
Medal,
serving
in
the
Queen’s
Own
Royal
West Kent Regiment. The London Gazette, No. 30967, dated Friday 18/10/1918, recorded the following:
"No.
358
Sjt.
Thomas
James
Harris,
M.M.,
late
R.W.
Kent
R.
(Lower
Halling,
Kent).
For
most
conspicuous
bravery
and
devotion
to
duty
in
attack
when
the
advance
was
much
impeded
by
hostile
machine
guns
concealed
in
crops
and
shell-holes.
Serjt.
Harris
led
his
section
against
one
of
these,
capturing
it
and
killing
seven
of
the
enemy.
Later,
on
two
successive
occasions,
he
attacked
single-handed
two
enemy
machine-guns
which
were
causing
heavy
casualties
and
holding
up
the
advance.
He
captured
the
first
gun
and
killed
the
crew,
but
was
himself
killed
when
attacking
the
second
one.
It
was
largely
due
to
the
great
courage
and
initiative
of
this
gallant
N.C.O.
that
the
advance
of
the
battalion
was
continued
without
delay
and
undue
casualties.
Throughout
the
operations
he
showed
a
total
disregard
for
his
own
personal
safety,
and
set
a
magnificent
example
to
all
ranks."
Steve & Pauline Jones’ Family History
If you don’t know where you
came from,you won’t know where you
are going.You have to study your history.
Gil Scott-Heron
© S M Jones
Content is free for most uses - see legal stuff. Last update 2 Jul 2020
Thomas James Harris VC MM (1892-1918)
Thomas
James
Harris
was
holder
of
the
Victoria
Cross
and
Military
Medal,
serving
in
the
Queen’s
Own
Royal
West
Kent
Regiment.
The
London
Gazette,
No.
30967,
dated
Friday
18/10/1918,
recorded
the
following:
"No.
358
Sjt.
Thomas
James
Harris,
M.M.,
late
R.W.
Kent
R.
(Lower
Halling,
Kent).
For
most
conspicuous
bravery
and
devotion
to
duty
in
attack
when
the
advance
was
much
impeded
by
hostile
machine
guns
concealed
in
crops
and
shell-holes.
Serjt.
Harris
led
his
section
against
one
of
these,
capturing
it
and
killing
seven
of
the
enemy.
Later,
on
two
successive
occasions,
he
attacked
single-handed
two
enemy
machine-guns
which
were
causing
heavy
casualties
and
holding
up
the
advance.
He
captured
the
first
gun
and
killed
the
crew,
but
was
himself
killed
when
attacking
the
second
one.
It
was
largely
due
to
the
great
courage
and
initiative
of
this
gallant
N.C.O.
that
the
advance
of
the
battalion
was
continued
without
delay
and
undue
casualties.
Throughout
the
operations
he
showed
a
total
disregard
for
his
own
personal
safety,
and
set
a
magnificent
example to all ranks."
