Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30122, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30122/supplement/57. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 2389 Private Jørgen Christian Jensen, 50th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. For most conspicuous bravery and initiative, on 2nd April 1917 at Noreuil, France, when, with five comrades, he attacked a barricade behind which were about 45 of the enemy and a machine-gun. One of his party shot the gunner, and Private Jensen, single-handed, rushed the post and threw in a bomb. He had still a bomb in one hand, but taking another from his pocket with the other hand he drew the pin with his teeth, and by threatening the enemy with two bombs and by telling them that they were surrounded, he induced them to surrender. Private Jensen then sent one of his prisoners to order a neighbouring enemy party to surrender, which they did. This latter party were then fired on in ignorance of their surrender by another party of our troops; whereupon Private Jensen, utterly regardless of personal danger, stood on the barricade, waved his helmet, caused firing to cease, and sent his prisoners back to our lines. Private Jensen's conduct throughout was marked by extraordinary bravery and determination.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30122, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30122/supplement/57. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 2389 Private Jørgen Christian Jensen, 50th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. For most conspicuous bravery and initiative, on 2nd April 1917 at Noreuil, France, when, with five comrades, he attacked a barricade behind which were about 45 of the enemy and a machine-gun. One of his party shot the gunner, and Private Jensen, single-handed, rushed the post and threw in a bomb. He had still a bomb in one hand, but taking another from his pocket with the other hand he drew the pin with his teeth, and by threatening the enemy with two bombs and by telling them that they were surrounded, he induced them to surrender. Private Jensen then sent one of his prisoners to order a neighbouring enemy party to surrender, which they did. This latter party were then fired on in ignorance of their surrender by another party of our troops; whereupon Private Jensen, utterly regardless of personal danger, stood on the barricade, waved his helmet, caused firing to cease, and sent his prisoners back to our lines. Private Jensen's conduct throughout was marked by extraordinary bravery and determination.