Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 29740, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29740/supplements/8869. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- Temporary Major Stewart Walter Loudoun-Shand, late Yorkshire Regiment. For most conspicuous bravery. On 1st July 1916 near Fricourt, France, when his company attempted to climb over the parapet to attack the enemy's trenches, they were met by very fierce machine-gun fire, which temporarily stopped their progress. Major Loudoun-Shand immediately leapt on the parapet, helped the men over it and encouraged them in every way until he fell mortal wounded. Even then he insisted on being propped up in the trench, and went on encouraging the non-commissioned officers and men until he died.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 29740, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29740/supplements/8869. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- Temporary Major Stewart Walter Loudoun-Shand, late Yorkshire Regiment. For most conspicuous bravery. On 1st July 1916 near Fricourt, France, when his company attempted to climb over the parapet to attack the enemy's trenches, they were met by very fierce machine-gun fire, which temporarily stopped their progress. Major Loudoun-Shand immediately leapt on the parapet, helped the men over it and encouraged them in every way until he fell mortal wounded. Even then he insisted on being propped up in the trench, and went on encouraging the non-commissioned officers and men until he died.