Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

No. 3 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade, Combined Operations Headquarters, War Office, British Government

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1942

Awarded for:

Operation Jubilee

Recommendation:
"These two soldiers batman and runner to the senior officer at Y2 reconnoitered the approach to Berneval Village and guided their party forward from the beach without it being discovered.They set a fine example to the rest of the soldiers by pushing on through the village with great dash, showing a tactical sense, which was most useful in a party not trained to work as a team,and knowing little of infantry work.They exposed themselves most willingly in carrying messages, particulary when the party was sniping the Battery from the cornfields.They were among the last group to leave the beach, covering their officers, whom they guarded most watchfully throughout , as they came down the cliff.They previously did excellent work in the Raid on Vaagso, December 1941 , where the former was wounded."

Both Alfred James Craft and Sidney Charles Clark were recommended for MiD but were awarded the Military Medal instead.