▁ability , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁heavy ▁odd s . ▁He ▁set ▁a ▁splendid ▁example ▁of ▁courage ▁and ▁cool ness ▁throughout . ▁Lieutenant ▁Viv ian ▁Home ▁Thom son , ▁Royal ▁Field ▁Art illery . ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁Although ▁sever ely ▁wounded , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁command ▁his ▁battery ▁with ▁great ▁courage ▁and ▁determ ination . ▁He ▁has ▁on ▁many ▁previous ▁occasions ▁done ▁fine ▁work . ▁Temp ▁Sub - L ie utenant ▁Per cy ▁Regin ald ▁Wait , ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve , ▁attached ▁Machine ▁Gun ▁Company . ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁He ▁led ▁carrying ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁under ▁inten se ▁fire , ▁thereby ▁keeping ▁up ▁a ▁contin ual ▁supply ▁of ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁stores . ▁Later , ▁he ▁rendered ▁valuable ▁assistance ▁by ▁att ending ▁to ▁the ▁wounded . ▁ 2 nd ▁Lieutenant ▁Geoff rey ▁Robert ▁Wal lace , ▁Wor c esters hire ▁Regiment . ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁He ▁commanded ▁a ▁fighting ▁pat rol , ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁successfully ▁ra ided ▁an ▁enemy ▁tren ch , ▁killing ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁enemy , ▁and ▁then ▁withdraw ing ▁with ▁slight ▁cas ual ties , ▁ 2 nd ▁Lieutenant ▁Francis ▁Victor ▁Wall ington , ▁Royal ▁Field ▁Art illery , ▁attached ▁T rench ▁Mort ar ▁B atter y . ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁He ▁displayed ▁great ▁courage ▁and ▁skill ▁during ▁wire - cut ting ▁operations ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁attack .