'For gallantry and devotion to duty. This man was a runner during the operations of his Company against La Basse Ville on the 31st July last. With a perfect disregard to the intense shell fire and enemy barrage, this man maintained communication with the front line of his Company and Battalion Headquarters for his Company Commander. When the situation was uncertain and even critical, this man's individual action in carrying messages back from the front line to his Company Headquarters was invaluable. He was severely wounded when carrying a despatch along the advanced posts of his Company's sector.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 September 1917