Gazette Information: Gazette Issue 29802, Victoria Cross,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29802/supplement/10395. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 13301 Lance-Sergeant Fred McNess, Scots Guards. For most conspicuous bravery. On 15th September 1916 near Ginchy, France, during a severe engagement he led his men on with the greatest dash in face of heavy shell and machine-gun fire. When the first line of enemy trenches was reached, it was found that the left flank was exposed and that the enemy was bombing down the trench. Serjeant McNess thereupon organised a counter-attack and led it in person. He was very severely wounded in the neck and jaw, but went on passing through the barrage of hostile bombs in order to bring up fresh supplies of bombs to his own men. Finally he established a “block” and continued encouraging his men and throwing bombs till utterly exhausted by loss of blood.
Fold3_Team · Oct 31, 2023
Gazette Information: Gazette Issue 29802, Victoria Cross,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29802/supplement/10395. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 13301 Lance-Sergeant Fred McNess, Scots Guards. For most conspicuous bravery. On 15th September 1916 near Ginchy, France, during a severe engagement he led his men on with the greatest dash in face of heavy shell and machine-gun fire. When the first line of enemy trenches was reached, it was found that the left flank was exposed and that the enemy was bombing down the trench. Serjeant McNess thereupon organised a counter-attack and led it in person. He was very severely wounded in the neck and jaw, but went on passing through the barrage of hostile bombs in order to bring up fresh supplies of bombs to his own men. Finally he established a “block” and continued encouraging his men and throwing bombs till utterly exhausted by loss of blood.