▁tren ches ▁opposite ▁the ▁German ▁line ▁at ▁the ▁River ▁A is ne , ▁Beck with - Smith ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Charles ▁Fitz C lar ence ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁night time ▁ra id ▁against ▁a ▁German ▁position ▁known ▁as ▁' F ish ▁Hook ▁T rench '. ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁tren ch ▁ra id ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁Beck with - Smith ▁was ▁still ▁just ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁ra id ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁striking ▁success . ▁On ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 / C old stream , ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁T roy on ▁factory ▁road , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁had ▁run ▁out ▁a ▁sap , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁fill ▁it ▁in . ▁At ▁ 8 ▁P . M . ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion , ▁led ▁by ▁Beck with - Smith ▁( who ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁subsequently ▁received ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ), ▁crossing ▁the ▁hundred ▁yards ▁of ▁No ▁Man ' s ▁Land , ▁r ushed ▁the ▁tren ch ▁with ▁the ▁bay on et . ▁ ▁The ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁D SO ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Gazette ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁ ▁Now ▁a ▁Captain , ▁Beck with - Smith ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁French ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁Captain ▁Beck with - Smith ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Between ▁the