During the action at SIDI AZIEZ on the 14th June, 1940 this officer showed great coolness and bravery whilst rescuing the crew from a damaged tank on a mine field, whilst under artillery fire he got out of his tank and picked up a wounded man and put him on his own tank.

He then removed the entire crew of the damaged tank out of action.

C-in-C
Middle East

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