▁mort al ▁w ounds ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁same ▁action ▁around ▁H ang ard ▁Wood ▁which ▁saw ▁his ▁ 2 IC , ▁Lieutenant ▁Per cy ▁St or key ▁ear n ▁a ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁fighting . ▁ ▁Death ▁The ▁attack , ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁bar rage ▁was ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁at ▁ 4 . 5 5 am ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April , ▁a ▁cold ▁and ▁ra iny ▁night . ▁Something ▁went ▁wrong ▁on ▁Wal lach ' s ▁front ▁and ▁no ▁bar rage ▁fell ▁ahead ▁of ▁him . ▁He ▁non eth eless ▁led ▁his ▁men ▁across ▁ 4 0 0 ▁yards ▁of ▁open ▁country ▁toward ▁the ▁wood . ▁German ▁machine ▁g unn ers ▁un touch ed ▁by ▁shell s , ▁opened ▁up . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁company ▁reached ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁wood ▁one ▁man ▁in ▁four ▁had ▁been ▁hit . ▁Wal lach ▁fell ▁with ▁w ounds ▁to ▁both ▁kne es . ▁St or key , ▁following ▁sevent y - five ▁yards ▁behind ▁Wal lach , ▁took ▁command . ▁He ▁pushed ▁into ▁under g row th ▁with ▁eleven ▁men ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁behind ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁They ▁successfully ▁surprised ▁an ▁enemy ▁position ▁containing ▁ 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁men , ▁driving ▁them ▁out , ▁killing ▁and ▁w ounding ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁capt uring ▁three ▁officers , ▁ 5 0 ▁men , ▁and ▁one ▁machine ▁gun . ▁ ▁Wal lach ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁comp ound ▁f ract ure ▁of ▁his ▁left ▁leg . ▁Gas ▁gang