AUSTRALIAN AWARDED V.C.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 29 October 1941, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN AWARDED V.C.

e ■ * COURAGE DITUNG SYRIAN OPERATIONS - i MACHINE GUN POST CAPTURED h (Rec.. 12.10 p.m.) Rugby, Oct. 28 y J The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Private J. H. Gordon, of the jiralian military forces, lor courage l ' during the Syrian operations. The g I official report states: “On the night of 10th July during an v attack north of Djezzine Gordon’s com e pany came under intense machine-gun " lire and its advance was held up. Move 1 inent even by single individuals be came almost impossible. The enemy - • machine-gun position wnich had 1 brought two forward platoons to a halt e ;w. s fortified and completely covered the area occupied by our forces. Privale Gordon, on his own initiative. I crept forward over ihe area swept by ' succeeded in approaching close to tlie C 1 post. He then charged it from the Tl front and killed the lour machincc 1 gunners with his bayonet. His action completely demoralised the enemy in *: | this sector and the company advanced II and took the position. During the remander of the action that night and th • following day Gordon. who throughout the operations had shown a high degree of courage, fought with equal gallantry." —8.0. W.