The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b The Second Battalion and AppendicesKipling, Rudyard
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The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 2 (of 2) : $b The Second Battalion and Appendices
Kipling, Rudyard
Great Britain. Army. Irish Guards -- History; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain
_26th July 1918._ M.C. to Second Lieutenant John Augustin Stephano
Gatti, 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards: “For conspicuous gallantry and
devotion to duty. After an attack by his platoon, this officer walked
along the line within 200 yards of the enemy, encouraging his men
in their work of consolidation, under very heavy fire, until he was
wounded.”
_26th July 1918._ M.C. to Lieutenant Robert Henry Warren Heard, 2nd
Battalion, Irish Guards: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to
duty. Whilst he was relieving another unit in the front line, the
enemy attacked and broke through on the right, leaving the flank
of this officer’s company exposed. He immediately placed the men
himself, under heavy machine-gun fire, to form a defensive flank, and
rectified the situation.”
_26th July 1918._ M.C. to Captain Joseph Illingworth Lawson, R.A.M.C.
(Scottish Rifles), attached 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards: “For
conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in bringing in wounded
under heavy shell-fire, with no one between him and the enemy,
thereby saving them from being made prisoners.”
_16th September 1918._ M.C. to 2nd Lieutenant Theobald Mathew, Irish
Guards: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer
led a raid with dash and ability, its success being largely due to
his leadership and example. When one of his sections was held up by a
machine-gun he rushed it from a flank, putting the gun out of action
and killing the gunner.”
_16th September 1918._ M.C. to Lieutenant (Acting Captain) George
Louis St. Clair Bambridge, Irish Guards, Special Reserve: “For
conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When the enemy, attacking
in great strength, succeeded in driving a wedge into our line,
this officer immediately led a counter-attack which was entirely
successful, the enemy being driven back with loss and the line
re-established. It was entirely due to his initiative and dash that
the line was maintained.”
_16th September 1918._ M.C. to Captain Charles Joseph Henry O’Hara
Moore, Irish Guards: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.
In a situation of extreme gravity, when the troops on the right had
been forced out of their trenches by the intensity of the fire, this
officer collected them, leading them back through a heavy barrage
to the original line, when he stayed with them, walking down the
line under sniping and machine-gun fire, until their confidence had
returned. His courage and coolness were an example to all.”
_16th September 1918._ M.C. to Captain Terence Edmund Gascoigne
Nugent, Irish Guards: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to
duty, in going forward into the open through an extremely heavy
barrage to rally some men who were falling back. He led them back
into the line, and by his fearless example encouraged the troops to
stiffen their resistance. His conduct throughout the operations was
of a high order.”
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