damon, c. a. i.

Lieutenant, Acting Captain, Glouc. Reg, attached 1/5 Bedfordshire Regiment, Territorial Force (Egypt)

Military Cross (Mar. 8, Oct. 4, 1919).

On September 19, 1918, at Kefr Kasim, under heavy enemy barrages, he, commanding the leading company of the battalion, showed the utmost coolness and gallantry. It was largely due to his leadership that his company suffered low casualties, and his action was of the greatest value to his battalion commander.