1914 Star and Bar Trio. (ENTITLED TO DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL)
Trio To: 9148. Pte. T. Whitton. 2/Royal Scots (M.I.D.)
Serving with the machine gun corps. MID Gazetted 2nd January 1917.
Citation for DCM. 17th April 1918 reads:
‘One one occasion when his officer had become a casualty he re-organised the remains of his section and mounted two guns for the defence of the line, displaying remarkable coolness and skill'