Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Chindits M.M. group of four for the campaign in Burma to Sergeant H.C.V. Dodd, Royal Signals

MILITARY MEDAL, G.VI.R. (5780038 Sjt., R. Signals), the edge also impressed 'Duplicate'; 1939-45 STAR; BURMA STAR; WAR MEDAL, good very fine (4)

M.M., London Gazette, 22nd April, 1945. The following citation was extracted from an official source: ‘Sergeant Dodd is one of the Cipher Sergeants of Brigade Headquarters. During the Brigade counter attack at Kayin on 17th April, 1944, Brigade Headquarters Battle Group was forward with the leading battalion and came under spasmodic fire from the enemy on the flank. Later this developed into a counter attack and at one period personnel came under sustained fire of three M.M.G's at close range which caused many casualties and some confusion. The few officers of Brigade Headquarters were absent, or wounded or killed. Sergeant Dodd took control and sorted out the wounded. Later, when the order for Brigade Headquarters to withdraw to a safe area was given, Sergeant Dodd again took control, saw to the handling of the mules and quietly and without fuss led the men and animals through the jungle to its new R.V., having taken care first that all concerned were evacuated. Throughout the campaign Sergeant Dodd besides his own duties, which he has carried out with skill and conscientious hard work, had invariably shown himself ready to take on responsibility and jobs beyond the normal call of duty.’