A German Tommy. The Secret of a War Hero – Anderson, Ken Meest Verkocht

The date: 14 October 1918 – a misty early morning, east of Ledegem, Belgium. Young British Army officer Lieutenant Walter Lancelot Merritt MC carries a large red flag to indicate the center of a brigade-strength advance. He moves ahead of the main force. Close to the German lines a bullet smashes into Merritt’s right leg. Despite the crippling wound he continues to hold the flag aloft ensuring following troops maintain the line as they move on to take long-entrenched German territory. Merritt’s courage and…