Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, 214th Infantry Brigade, 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, British Army

Awarded on:

May 3rd, 1945

Awarded for:

Operation Veritable

"During operation VERITABLE the Battalion was constantly in action SOUTH of CLEVES for several days and nights and for most of this time this officer's Company was in the thick of the fighting. He received orders for six separate attacks, in each case he had very short time to make his plan and in each case he saw it through to a successful conclusion despite the heaviest mortaring and shelling and the bitterest opposition. On 16th February 1945, in the first action he led his Company through the pitch darkness of a stormy night and the unceasing fire of the defending troops into an assault on a key village which completely surprised and eradicated the enemy."