article_snippet: The soldier, from Preston, Lancashire, stepped forward as the sixth man to dash out in front of enemy machine gun posts and get a vital message to a cut-off platoon 150 yards in front of he.
article_snippet: The solder eventually made The solder to the lost platoon, gave the orders to the commanding officer and dug in with bullets for the night.
article_snippet: Using he knowledge of the location of the German machine gun posts, he led bullets safely back to the British lines at dawn the next day.
article_snippet: he put he forward after a volunteer was requested to go into No Man's Land and lead the men back.
article_snippet: It was at this point a volunteer was requested to dodge firefight to take The message directly to the battalion.
highlights_snippet: Soldier volunteered for  mission after seeing five comrades killed trying  mission .
  