Captain Harold Keith Simonet

Army Number : n/a

Battalion : 1/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Awards : M.C. (Military Cross) London Gazette 4.3.1918, At Hairpin Craters, St Elie Sector on 2nd January 1918. He was in command of a company which was raided by the enemy under a heavy trench mortar and artillery bombardment. Owing to the fact that his admirable judgement had enabled his defences to be disposed to the best advantage, the raiding party was disorganised and repulsed with loss. Two prisoners were captured, which gave our command an important identification. His control of the whole operation was excellent, and his judgement of the situation on the flank, where a second raid was in progress, was of the greatest assistance in securing artillery support where it was most needed:

Died : 29th April 1918.

Buried/Commemorated : Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France. Plot 9. Row D. Grave 5.