Sgt. James Allender MM and bar

Update 4/6/10 by Pete R. This info from Brian Wraith-Mottier, son of William (Bill) Wraith of No.6 Cdo. "The person with 101 troop shoulder badge is a person I knew as Uncle Jimmy with his wife Aunty Margaret – James Allender MM"

Update from Pete R. James Allender was awarded the Military Medal as a Private for his courage at the Pont a Chin area on May 21st 1940.
During a bombardment of the Bde. area all telephone communication was broken. These men volunteered, went out and mended all lines, maintaining them until the end of the action (L.G. 11.7.40)

He was later awarded a Bar to his Military Medal whilst a Sergeant. February 26th 1943 at Fedi et Attia.
During the action between VI Commando and a battallion of the Herman Goering Jaegar Regiment, Sgt Allender showed exemplary courage and devotion to duty throughout while the section was moving up a hill under heavy machine gun and mortar fire and without cover. Sgt Allender fired his bren gun resting it on another man's shoulders to get the necessary elevation. During this period he was well exposed and enemy LMG fire was directed at him. He was wounded but carried on. The troop later advanced over the same ground and it was found that a complete German machine gun team had been killed by Sgt Allender's fire and the gun was captured (L.G. 23.9.43)

(The above details from George Brown's book Commando Gallantry Awards of WW2)