Company Sergeant Major Samuel Brodison was awarded the Military Medal in recognition of gallant and distinguished service carrying out beach obstacle reconnaissance in France during May 1944 [1][2].

"This SNCO was a member of a military force which landed to the east of Calais on the north coast of France, on the night 16/17 May 1944, to carry out a reconnaissance of enemy beach obstacles.

This operation was of the highest importance and was of an extremely hazardous nature, involving as it did, a three mile approach to a heavily defended enemy coastline, by night, in an 18-foot dory. During the run in and return passage to the parent M.T.B., the dory was forced to take avoiding action in order to escape detection by enemy vessels which crossed its course.

CSM Brodison, by his cheerfulness and resolution, maintained the morale of the military force during critical moments in the operation, thus allowing his raid commander to concentrate on the conduct of the operation as a whole.

This SNCO has taken part in no less than fourteen operations of a similar nature in the past, and has shown throughout a high sense of duty and great loyalty to his force commander" [2].

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In 1959 he was employed as Sergeant Instructor with the Ulster Special Constabulary [5].

The death of RSM Samuel Brodison MM of Stubbington, Hants.,  was announced in Commando Association newsletter 82 issued March 1986.