▁as ▁officer ▁of ▁Q ▁Tur ret ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁action ▁off ▁Hel ig ol and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Dog ger ▁Bank ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁their ▁gall antry ▁and ▁dev otion ▁to ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁Field ▁— ▁Captain ▁A yl mer ▁Gustav us ▁C ler k , ▁, ▁ ▁H ert ford shire ▁Regiment . ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁He ▁led ▁his ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁with ▁great ▁courage ▁and ▁initi ative . ▁He ▁organ ised ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁the ▁captured ▁position ▁under ▁heavy ▁fire . ▁On ▁another ▁occasion ▁he ▁rep elled ▁an ▁enemy ▁counter - att ack . ▁He ▁set ▁a ▁splendid ▁example ▁throughout ▁the ▁operations . ▁Temp ▁Lieutenant - Comm ander ▁Bernard ▁Henry ▁Ell is , ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve . ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁Temp ▁Captain ▁Christopher ▁Gar rett ▁El k ington , ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁With ▁six ▁men ▁he ▁attacked ▁and ▁sil enced ▁an ▁enemy ▁machine ▁gun . ▁Later , ▁he ▁displayed ▁great ▁courage ▁and ▁ability ▁in ▁organ ising ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁position . ▁He ▁was ▁twice ▁wounded , ▁but ▁remained ▁at ▁duty ▁direct ing ▁operations ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁sever ely ▁wounded . ▁Captain ▁Cec il ▁Champ agne ▁Herbert - Step ney , ▁King ' s