ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM JAMES, M.M., Trooper, No. 7079, 6th Dragoon Guards, s. of James Armstrong, of 102, Sandrock Road, Lewisham, S.E., by his wife, Clara, dau. of William Down; b. London, 4 Dec. 1892; educ. Greenwich Central School, London, S.E.; was a Warehouseman; enlisted 1 Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 14 Oct. 1915, and died at No. 6 General Hospital, Rouen, 11 April, 1918, from wounds received in action at Hourges between 25 March and 3 April, 1918. Buried in the St. Sever’s Cemetery, Rouen. He was awarded the Military Medal for signalling under heavy shell fire, and getting messages through after several attempts had been made; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5