'For gallantry and devotion to duty on the 24th August, 1918, in the vicinity of La Boisselle, when in charge of a patrol detailed to gain information of the enemy's position. Coming under very heavy machine gun fire, he placed the horses of his patrol under cover and endeavoured to work forward with his men dismounted, but again machine gun fire held them up. Fearing heavy casualties, he worked forward alone and succeeded in gaining location of the enemy's positions and machine guns, and capturing three prisoners single-handed. The information when reported to the Artillery proved so accurate that the enemy were compelled to retire and so allow our advance to continue.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 16 January 1919