Lot Essay
D.C.M. London Gazette 19.4.1901.
Gunner Patrick Nolan, D.C.M., was decorated for his gallant attempts to save the guns of 'Q' Battery at Sannah's Post.
As a survivor Nolan was eligible for the Victoria Cross but this was awarded to Gunner Isaac Lodge. Subsequently, Major E.J. Phipps-Hornby recommended him for the D.C.M.:
'Gunner Patrick Nolan was the first to volunteer. He volunteered on each occasion that volunteers were called for. He hooked in two pairs of wheel horses; one pair was running away with a limber, when he caught hold of the bridle, and took the limber to a gun which was then limbered up' (War Office records refer).
Gunner Patrick Nolan, D.C.M., was decorated for his gallant attempts to save the guns of 'Q' Battery at Sannah's Post.
As a survivor Nolan was eligible for the Victoria Cross but this was awarded to Gunner Isaac Lodge. Subsequently, Major E.J. Phipps-Hornby recommended him for the D.C.M.:
'Gunner Patrick Nolan was the first to volunteer. He volunteered on each occasion that volunteers were called for. He hooked in two pairs of wheel horses; one pair was running away with a limber, when he caught hold of the bridle, and took the limber to a gun which was then limbered up' (War Office records refer).