Lieutenant William John Clegg MC

And yet another mail I received this week but this time I was receiving information rather than researching it

"I came across your site on the Clegg family and your appeal for information. I have some information on William John Clegg as part of research into the Great War poarticipation of the former pupils of Hazelwood Prep school at Limpsfield in Surrey and thought you might like to see it, and if you would like to,  include it on your site

His entry is below and I hope you find it useful/interesting

  

(98) Clegg, William John Lieutenant MC

1/1^st Yorkshire Dragoons (Queens’ Own) Yeomanry

He was born in September 1897 the son of Leonard Johnson Clegg JP, a solicitor, and his second wife, Kate M (nee Turton) Clegg of Whiteley Wood, Sheffield in Yorkshire. He left Hazelwood School in the summer of 1911 for Uppingham School where he was educated from September 1911 until April 1914.

On leaving school he was articled to the firm of L.J. Clegg, solicitors of Sheffield.

He was appointed as a 2^nd Lieutenant in the Yorkshire Dragoons on the 12^th of November 1915. He was later promoted to Lieutenant and served in France, Belgium and Germany from September 1916 to May 1919.

He was awarded the Military Cross which was announced in the London Gazette of the 4^th of October 1919 and the citation read:-

"On 20th October 1918, south-west of Vichte, for conspicuous gallantry and good work whilst leading an advanced platoon. He continually came under very heavy machine-gun fire from his flank. He pressed forward, and succeeded in capturing seven field guns and over thirty prisoners. It was greatly owing to his fearless leadership that his company were able to advance about a mile and a half in front of the infantry."

After the war he returned to work as a solicitor.   

He married Audrey Ivy (nee MacLaren) at Hove Parish Church on the 2^nd of September 1926 and they lived at Bay House, 1 Marine Parade, Budleigh Salterton.

During the Second World War he served with the War Claims Commission and he died in February 1969"

Needless to say I have posted this information to the site