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ITALY, SEPT 1943 - MARCH 1945

ITALIE, SEPTEMBRE 1943 - MARS 1945

CSM Joe Duddle receiving the Distinguished Conduct Medal, Vancouver, 1948

Company Sergeant Major Joseph McPhee "Joe" Duddle receiving the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) won in May 1944 during the Hitler Line Battle. The medal was presented by the Governor General of Canada, his Excellency Earl Alexander of Tunis on the occasion of his visit to Vancouver, BC, 1948. In the photo he is wearing a battledress tunic, kilt, leather sporran with boots and puttees. He is getting his medal in front of seated people in an outdoor venue. K37029 CQMS J.M. DUDDLE, DCM joined the Seaforths on 28 November, 1939 and left the Regiment on11 February, 1945. His DCM citation is attached. Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC(Can) (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a British military commander and field marshal who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor-General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.
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