Award of the Military Medal
to
Corporal Robert Benjamim Cox, 24th March, 1944.

Citation
   On 1 March, 1943 Corporal Cox and Trooper Maguire were sent out to report enemy movements in the area 3248 and 3348 (Tunisia, Sheet 4). They took their carrier as far as was judged safe and then went forward on foot to an Observation Post..
   Enemy tanks were seen and a report was back by wireless from the carrier to R.H.Q. Artillery fire was brought to bear and Corporal Cox and Trooper Maguire returned again into their Observation Post where they corrected the fire at intervals for a period of approximately 2 hours. As a result two Mark VI’s were destroyed and several were already disabled or were heavily damaged. In order to send in their reports Corporal Cox and Trooper Maguire took it in turn to traverse the 300 yards back to the carrier under considerable machine-gun and small arms fire.
   Their Observation Post was frequently under heavy mortar fire and their conduct throughout was exemplary and inspiring.

Transcribed from a copy of Army Form making the recommendation.

Recommended by
Lieutenant-Colonel D.Dawnay, Commanding Officer North Irish Horse.

Endorsed by
Commander 108th Infantry Brigade.

London Gazette Record
Issue: 35987 Date: 22.4.43 Page: 1846 WO Folio 373/1.
File copy

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