| Other Info | During the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment attack on the 31st July 1917, Lance-Corporal Charles Richards was the leader of a two Lewis-gunners with Private Sydney Fudger. During the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment advance it was held up by a German light machine-gun firing from a shell-hole. Lance Corporal Charles Richards and Private Sydney Fudger brought their Lewis Gun into action and engaged the enemy machine gun. Lance-Corporal Charles Richard shot down the German gun-team with his revolver and captured the machine-gun. Both Lance-Corporal Charles Richard and Private S. Fudger were awarded the D.C.M. for their brave action.
Lance-Corporal Charles Richard citation read:
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a Lewis gun. He and another man took forward their Lewis guns and attacked an enemy machine gun. which was holding up their platoon. Finding that they had not put the gun out of action, they again went forward with the greatest courage, and Lance-Corporal Richards himself accounted for the gun team with his revolver, and captured the gun, which they brought back with them. They then proceeded with their Lewis gun, and rendered valuable assistance on the flank, which was held up by hostile machine-gun fire.”
(London Gazette 22nd October 1917) |
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