▁w ounding ▁many . ▁He ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down , ▁bru ised ▁and ▁sh aken , ▁but ▁personally ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁wounded ▁and ▁t ended ▁them ▁with ▁un rem itting ▁skill ▁and ▁dev otion ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁hours ▁without ▁rest . ▁His ▁example ▁was ▁in valu able ▁in ▁keeping ▁up ▁the ▁mor ale ▁of ▁the ▁wounded ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁party ▁under ▁very ▁trying ▁conditions , ▁the ▁shell ▁having , ▁destroyed ▁instruments , ▁dress ings , ▁etc . ▁Commander ▁John ▁Co om be ▁H od g son , ▁. ▁ ▁Led ▁Dest roy er ▁attack ▁on ▁enemy ▁Battle ▁Cru is ers , ▁but , ▁becoming ▁engaged ▁with ▁enemy ▁Dest roy ers , ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁within ▁range . ▁On ▁conclusion ▁of ▁gun ▁attack , ▁in ▁which ▁several ▁host ile ▁Dest roy ers ▁were ▁s unk ▁and ▁the ▁enemy ▁be aten ▁off , ▁he ▁attacked ▁enemy ▁Battle ▁Fle et ▁and ▁fired ▁four ▁tor ped o es ▁under ▁very ▁hot ▁fire ▁of ▁enemy ▁Batt les hips ▁secondary ▁arm ament . ▁His ▁Dest roy er ▁was ▁struck ▁and ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁shell . ▁Lieutenant - Comm ander ▁Ev ely n ▁Claude ▁Og il vie ▁Thom son , ▁. ▁ ▁Senior ▁Officer ▁of ▁a ▁Division ▁of ▁Dest roy ers , ▁and ▁having ▁defeated ▁the ▁enemy ▁Dest roy ers , ▁gall antly ▁pressed ▁home ▁attack ▁with ▁tor ped o es ▁on ▁enemy ▁Battle ▁Cru is ers . ▁Captain ▁Harold ▁Bl ount , ▁Royal ▁Marine ▁Art illery . ▁Per formed ▁excellent ▁service