From Wikipedia
William McNally VC, MM and Bar (1894 – 5 January 1976) was
an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious
award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and
Commonwealth forces
Details
He was 23 years old, and a sergeant in the 8th (S)
Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own), British
Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he
was awarded the VC.
On 27 October 1918 at Piave River, Italy, when his company
was most seriously hindered by machine-gun fire, Sergeant McNally, regardless
of personal safety, rushed the machine-gun post single-handed, killing the team
and capturing the gun. Later, at Vazzola on 29 October the sergeant crept up to
the rear of an enemy post, put the garrison to flight and captured the
machine-gun. On the same day, when holding a newly-captured ditch, he was
strongly counter-attacked from both flanks, but coolly controlling the fire of
his party, he frustrated that attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Green Howards Museum,
Richmond, North Yorkshire, alongside the medals of a fellow resident of Murton,
James Hall DCM MM
The original article can be found at the link below:
No comments:
Post a Comment