Private William Henry Baker of the 2nd Battallion Lancashire Fusilliers, was awarded the DCM in June 1915. The medal was awarded to him for conspicuous courage and devotion as company orderley he having freqeuntly taken messages to the front line. In June 1916  the parents of  Lance Corporal Cornelius Kershaw, of 23 Kershaw Street, Bacup, of the Grenade Co 2nd Guards Brigade received a letter for their son informing them that he had received the DCM.Before joining the army Lance Corporal Kerhshaw had worked at the Howlers Pit on Burnley Road. July 1918 Private  Butterworth of the East Lancashire Regiment was presented with the DCM along with a gold watch provided  by the Committee of the Bacup Bowling Club. An ex-playing member of the Irwell Springs Band joined the army on August 20th 1914.  Private Butterworth had received his medal after helping an officer to rescue a wounded  non-commisioned officer whilst under machine gun fire. The watch was inscribed “ Presented to Pte L Butterworth, by the members of the Bacup Bowling Club, as a mememto of his receiving the DCM for services in France August 1916. Another recipetent of a militart medal was made to Gunner J.E Haworth of 2 Honey Hole, Tunstead, Gunner Haworth was just 19 when he was presented with his medal. Gunner Haworth recieved his medal for services of gallantry and devotion whilst on duty, laying a and maintaning a forward wire under heavy shell fire passing through a heavy barrage to effect repairs to the wire. On the 5th April 1919 another medal gibing service was held at the Bacup Court house, click HERE to access story. Click here to read some letters home The 2nd World War would also bring  its own heroes the frst Bacupian to be decorated durng this conflict was  Able Seaman Thomas Brown R.N  of 22 Church Street Stacksteads. On his homecomming in April 1942 he was welcomed home by the Mayor,  friends and neighbours in Church Street, Stacksteads hung banners and flags to celebrate.Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal A.B Brown was the youngest son of Mrs. M.A. Rouen of 4 Hannah Street Bacup and the late Mr. John Brown.Married with a small son A.B Brown was a member of the crew of the destroyer H.M.S Farndale, which while escorting a convoy sank one of the largest,  fastest and newest Italian submarines the Amaranti  Caracioli, in the Mediterranean sea on December 11th 1941. A.B. Brown had been the port look out on the bridge and had first spotted the submarine at about three miles distance. A German Army general was one of the 53 army personnel and German Air Force members rescued and taken prisoner. In December 1945 at Buckingham Palace A B Norman Clegg of Ribble Street, Bacup was awarded the DCM for services involving British Light Naval Forces, and German Armed Trawlers off Le Harve in April 1945. Clegg was acting as the leading number of a light automatic gun and with his arm fractured by two shell splinters, he continued lifting 50lb pans of amunition to the gun throughout the action, refusing to go below for treatment. Saying I am not going to leave until its all over.