▁place ." ▁The ▁F L H ▁men ▁extracted ▁a ▁sav age ▁reven ge ▁for ▁their ▁com r ades ▁killed ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁at ▁H lob ane . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁V C ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁when ▁a ▁mounted ▁reconna issance ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁near ▁Ul und i . ▁In ▁a ▁dispatch ▁dated ▁ 5 ▁July ▁in ▁The ▁London ▁Gazette , ▁Red vers ▁Bull er ▁wrote ▁that ▁D ' Ar cy ▁" reck ons ▁neither ▁personal ▁incon ven ience ▁nor ▁danger ▁in ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁any ▁order , ▁determined ▁and ▁bold ; ▁he ▁has ▁frequently ▁shown ▁great ▁personal ▁gall antry , ▁and ▁has ▁always ▁given ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁to ▁his ▁men ." ▁The ▁c itation ▁of ▁the ▁V C ▁award ▁reads ; ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁his ▁medal ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁by ▁Sir ▁Gar net ▁Wol se ley ▁in ▁P ret oria . ▁ ▁Further ▁information ▁After ▁the ▁Front ier ▁Light ▁Hor se ▁was ▁dis band ed , ▁D ' Ar cy ▁joined ▁the ▁Cape ▁Mount ed ▁R if le men ▁as ▁a ▁captain . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁Bas uto ▁Gun ▁War ▁but ▁res igned ▁his ▁commission ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ill ▁health , ▁he ▁stayed ▁with ▁Rev . ▁Charles ▁Tab erer ▁in ▁Ke isk amma ho ek ▁to ▁recuper ate . ▁During ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 6 – 7 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 1