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SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette Of TUESDAY, the &h of JUNE, 1945 by Registered as a newspaper THURSDAY, 7 JUNE, 1945

War Office Jth June, 1945. ' War Office, ^th June, 1945. The KING has been graciously pleased to The KING has been graciously pleased to approve approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS the following awards in recognition of gallant and tor- distinguished services in North West Europe: — Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Ian Oswald Bar to the Distinguished Service Order. LIDDELL (156048), Major-General (acting) Eric Louis BOLS, D.S.O. (28047). The King's (Liverpool) (Chepstow). (Camberley). In Germany on 3rd April, 1945, Captain Lieutenant-Colonel {temporary) William Quincey Liddell was commanding a of the ROBERTS, D.S.O. (56230), The Somerset Light Coldstream Guards, which was ordered to Infantry (Prince Albert's) (Bradford-on-Avon). Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Henry Conyers capture intact a bridge over the River Ems BAKER-BAKER, D.S.O., M.B.E. (58154), The Black near Lingen. The bridge was covered on the Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (Sherburn far bank by an enemy strong point, which Hill). was subsequently discovered to consist of 150 Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Albert BRAMWELL DAVIS. D.S.O. (33622), The entrenched infantry supported by three (City of Glasgow Regiment) (Newbury). 88 mm. and two 20 mm. guns. The bridge was also prepared for demolition with 500 Ib. The Distinguished Service Order. bombs which could plainly be seen. Lieutenant-Colonel {temporary) John Edmumi Having directed his two leading platoons .. SWETENHAM (44191), 5th Royal Inniskilling on to the near bank, Captain Liddell ran for- Dragoon Guards, (Stamford, ward alone to the bridge and scaled the 10 feet Lines). high road block guarding it, with the inten- Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Stewart Inglis HOWARD-JONES, M.C. (74715), Royal Tank Regi- tion of neutralising the charges and taking the ment, Royal Armoured Corps (Faversham). bridge intact. In order to achieve his object Major (temporary) Mervyn Rice SAUNDERS (113966), he had to cross the whole length of the bridge Royal Regiment of Artillery (Birmingham). by himself under intense enemy fire, which Major (temporary) Ronald John HENDERSON, M.B.E. (97046), (Balerno). increased as his object became apparent to the Major (temporary) The Earl CATHCART, M.C. Germans. Having disconnected the charges (106720), Scots Guards. on the far side, he re-crossed the bridge and Brigadier (temporary) Walter Douglas Campbell GREENACRE, M.V.O. (21343), cut the wires on the near side. It was (Durban, Sth. Africa). necessary for him to kneel forming an easy Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Kenneth Thomas target whilst he successively cut the wires. DARLING (44052), The Royal (City of He then discovered that there were also ). Lieutenant-Colonel- (temporary) Paul GLEADELL ' charges underneath the bridge and completely (47571), The (Northam). undeterred he also disconnected these. His Major (temporary) Alfred Leslie ROWELL (153921), task completed he then climbed up on to the The Fusiliers (Dalkeith). road (block in full view of the enemy and sig- Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Napier CROOKENDEN •(66121), The (London, W.i4). • nailed his leading platoon to advance. Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Charles Walter Thus alone and unprotected, without cover Philipps RICHARDSON (30917), The King's Own . and under heavy enemy fire, he achieved his Scottish Borderers (Crawley,. Hants). object. The bridge was captured intact and Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Norman James Patrick HEWLINGS (114840), Royal Army Medical the way cleared to the advance across the Corps (Banbury). river Ems. His outstanding gallantry and superb example of courage will never be Bar- to the Military Cross. forgotten by those who saw it. Major (temporary) Derrick Bruce WORAIALD, D.S.O., • • . This very brave officer has since died of M.C. (67087), I3th/i8th Royal Hussars (Queen wounds subsequently received in action. Mary's Own), Royal Armouied Corps (Annan).