Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30372, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30372/supplements/11567. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- Temporary Captain Henry Reynolds, M.C., Royal Scots. For most conspicuous bravery when, on 20th September 1917 near Frezenberg, Belgium, his company in attack and approaching their final objective, suffered heavy casualties from enemy machine-guns and from an enemy “Pill-box” which had been passed by the first wave. Captain Reynolds reorganised his men who were scattered, and then proceeded alone by rushes from shell-hole to shell-hole, all the time being under heavy machine-gun fire. When near the “Pill-box” he threw a grenade intending that it should go inside, but the enemy had blocked the entrance. He then crawled to the entrance and forced a phosphorous grenade inside. This set the place on fire and caused the death of three of the enemy while the remainder, seven or eight, surrendered with two machine-guns. Afterwards, though wounded he continued to lead his company against another objective, and captured it taking seventy prisoners and two more machine-guns. During the whole attack the company was under heavy machine-gun fire from the flanks, but despite this Captain Reynolds kept complete control of his men. MILITARY CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30188/supplements/7242. GAZETTE ISSUE 30188, MILITARY CROSS, His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the undermentioned Officers and Warrant Officers in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in reorganising his company when all the officers had become casualties, and leading it to the attack with great courage and coolness. His fine example had a most steadying effect upon the men, who had been badly shaken.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30372, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30372/supplements/11567. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- Temporary Captain Henry Reynolds, M.C., Royal Scots. For most conspicuous bravery when, on 20th September 1917 near Frezenberg, Belgium, his company in attack and approaching their final objective, suffered heavy casualties from enemy machine-guns and from an enemy “Pill-box” which had been passed by the first wave. Captain Reynolds reorganised his men who were scattered, and then proceeded alone by rushes from shell-hole to shell-hole, all the time being under heavy machine-gun fire. When near the “Pill-box” he threw a grenade intending that it should go inside, but the enemy had blocked the entrance. He then crawled to the entrance and forced a phosphorous grenade inside. This set the place on fire and caused the death of three of the enemy while the remainder, seven or eight, surrendered with two machine-guns. Afterwards, though wounded he continued to lead his company against another objective, and captured it taking seventy prisoners and two more machine-guns. During the whole attack the company was under heavy machine-gun fire from the flanks, but despite this Captain Reynolds kept complete control of his men. MILITARY CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30188/supplements/7242. GAZETTE ISSUE 30188, MILITARY CROSS, His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the undermentioned Officers and Warrant Officers in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in reorganising his company when all the officers had become casualties, and leading it to the attack with great courage and coolness. His fine example had a most steadying effect upon the men, who had been badly shaken.