12352 Supplement to the London Gazette, 4 October, 1919
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12352 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 4 OCTOBER, 1919. Lt. Sedley Cantrell Anderson, 3rd By., 1st marked by great ability, gallantry, and Bde., Can. F.A. devotion to duty. He several times, under For gallant conduct and devotion to duty shell fire, reconnoitred for the best water during th-e Canal du Nord operations, 27th' supply. Throughout he performed .his September, 1918, near Buissy. He brought duties admirably. up ammunition to the guns under heavy fire, and by hie courage and skill saved Capt. Wynn Bagnall, Can. Fid. Arty., attd. many casualties. On the same date, near 60th Bty., 14th Bde. Haynecourt, he made a dangerous and diffi- For marked gallantry and initiative. On cult reconnaissance for a forward section. 1st October, 1918, during fighting in suburbs His conduct and ability have been most of Cambrai, our infantry were suffering marked throughout the whole operations. severe casualties from enemy machine guns situated behind a railway embankment. He Lt. William Anderson, Can. Light Horse. took forward one gun of his battery to within On the 29/30th September, 1918, during 500 yards of our posts, in order to enfilade the operations near the Douai-Cambrai this embankment. Under heavy fire he got Road, he was in charge of a patrol to keep the 'gun into action and succeeded in silencing in touch with the front-line troops. He the machine guns, enabling our line to be made several trips in the open through the slightly advanced. enemy barrage each day to the advancing infantry, locating cavalry routes forward Capt. (A./Maj.) Henry Merril Barrett, No. and keeping his commanding officer posted 2 Fid. Amb., Can. A.M.C. as to the movements of the enemy. Though During 27th, 28th and 29th September, wounded by machine-gun fire he carried on. 1918, he was in charge of clearing and He showed great courage and devotion to evacuating wounded, during Bourlon Wood duty. operations. During this period he dis- played cool courage under fire and keen de- Rev. Albert Edward Andrew, Can. Chap- votion to duty, establishing his advanced lains' Serv., attd. R. Can. R-., Nova Scotia dressing station close to advancing infantry, R. and making reconnaissances of forward roads For conspicuous gallantry .during the under shell fire, thus enabling ambulances to operations near Cambrai, -from 27th Sep- sret forward and save life. tember to 1st October, 1918. For forty hours, without any interval for rest, he Lt. William George Beaver, 52nd Inf. Bn., made repeated trips into No Man's Land, Manitoba R. often in the face of heavy machine-gun fire, For conspicuous gallantry and ability. On bringing back into our lines wounded. On 28th September, 1918, his battalion made an several occasions he organised and guided attack on the enemy position in the Marcoing stretcher parties to a dressing station through line, east of Bourlon Wood. The attack was heavy shell fire. Throughout he displayed held up. Only a few reports on the situation fine devotion to duty. got back to battalion headquarters. He at •. once went forward and made a reconnais- Lt. James MeKee Apperson, 8th Inf. Bn., i sance under continuous fire, and returned to Manitoba R. headquarters with important information. During the attack east of the Canal du i On the 1st October he made another daring Nord, on 27th, 28th, and 29th September, • reconnaissance, and afterwards took com- 1918, he led his platoon with great- skill and . mand of the remaining, elements of his batta- gallantry. On the night of the 27th he made lion, handling them most ably. a daring reconnaissance and brought back in- formation of the utmost value. Later, Lt. William Thornton Bebtington, 5th. Inf. when the assaulting battalion were suffer- Bn., Sask. R. ing severely from machine-gun fire, he led During operations of 27/29th Sept., 1918, his platoon forward to their support, at Haynecourt, he showed great courage and setting a very fine example to all ranks. initiative. His work in withdrawing slightly the companies from a sunken road, which Lt. Edgar Appleby, M.M., 13th Inf. Bn., was enfiladed by both heavy shell and ma- ••Quebec R. chine-gun fire, which had caused considerable During the attack across the Canal du casualties, was excellent. He freely exposed Nord, on 27th September, 1918, his com- himself so that he could order and direct the pany was given the task of capturing the companies in the change, and when our flank town of Marquion. All his other officers was exposed he made the disposition of the and many other ranks were casualties early companies which enabled the village of in the attack, and he himself slightly Haynecourt to be held. wounded, but he gallantly led his men on to tii© attack, and in face of strong opposi- Lt. Donat Belle-Isle, 22nd Inf. Bn., Quebec tion succeeded in breaking the enemy R. resistance and making good his line several For marked gallaiitr)^ and devotion to duty hundred yards beyond the village. in the operations north of C'ambrai, from 1st to 14th October, 1918. As officer in Lt. (A./Capt.) Roy Fraser Armstrong, 3rd charge of Scouts he was successful in secur- A. Troops Coy., Can. Engrs., attd. H.Q., ing much valuable information, and his work Can. Corps. during the night attack on Escadoeuvres During the battle of Amiens, the battle greatly helped the battalion in quickly reach- of Arras, and of Cambrai, the work of this ing its objective. Throughout the opera- officer as water supply officer has been •tions he rendered excellent service..