- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Private
- Unit:
- 1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, 148th Infantry Brigade, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1940
"For devotion to duty during the fighting on 21st to 23rd April. He displayed courage and offensive spirit and by his example he did much to hold on to the positions occupied and inflicted casualties on the advancing enemy."