Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 31082, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31082/supplement/15118. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 23 Lance-Corporal Bernard Sidney Gordon, M.M., 41st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on the 26th/27th August 1918 east of Bray, France. He led his section through heavy shell fire to the objective, which he consolidated. Single-handed he attacked an enemy machine-gun which was enfilading the company on his right, killed the man on the gun, and captured the post, which contained one officer and ten men. He then cleared up a trench, capturing twenty-nine prisoners and two machine-guns. In clearing up further trenches he captured twenty-two prisoners, including one officer, and three machine-guns. Practically unaided, he captured, in the course of these operations, two officers and sixty-one other ranks, together with six machine-guns, and displayed throughout a wonderful example of fearless initiative.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 31082, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31082/supplement/15118. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 23 Lance-Corporal Bernard Sidney Gordon, M.M., 41st Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on the 26th/27th August 1918 east of Bray, France. He led his section through heavy shell fire to the objective, which he consolidated. Single-handed he attacked an enemy machine-gun which was enfilading the company on his right, killed the man on the gun, and captured the post, which contained one officer and ten men. He then cleared up a trench, capturing twenty-nine prisoners and two machine-guns. In clearing up further trenches he captured twenty-two prisoners, including one officer, and three machine-guns. Practically unaided, he captured, in the course of these operations, two officers and sixty-one other ranks, together with six machine-guns, and displayed throughout a wonderful example of fearless initiative.