EXPLOITS WIN V.C.

Grey River Argus, 23 November 1942, Page 2

EXPLOITS WIN V.C.

LONDON, November 20. The Victoria Cross has been awaided to Major (Temporary LieutenantColonel) V. B. Turner, of the Rifle Brigade. Major Turner led a battalion of the Rifle Brigade on the night of October 27 for 4.000 vards through difficult country to their objective, where for tv German prisoners were captured. He then organised the captured prisoners for all-round defence. From 5.30 a.m. until 7 p.m. his battalion was unsuported and isolated from ammunition replenishments. It was attacked bv ninety German tanks, which advanced in successive waves. All the attacks were repulsed with a loss to the enemy of thirtyffive tanks, which were in flames, and -at least twenty more immobilised. Major Turner throughout the action. never ceased to go to 1 each part of the front as it was threatened. In one case, finding a solitary sixpounder gun in action —the others being casualties —and manned only by qpother officer and a sergeant, he acted as the loader, and with them destroyed two tanks. While doing this he was wounded in the head, but refuse all aid until the last tank had been destroyed.