Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 29802, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29802/supplement/10394. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- Captain William Barnsley Allen, M.C., M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On 3rd September 1916, near Mesnil, France, when gun detachments were unloading high explosive (H.E.) ammunition from wagons which had just come up, the enemy suddenly began to shell the battery position. The first shell fell on one of the limbers, exploded the ammunition and caused several casualties. Captain Allen saw the occurrence and at once with utter disregard of danger, ran straight across the open, under heavy shell fire, commenced dressing the wounded, and undoubtedly by his promptness saved many of them from bleeding to death. He was himself hit four times during the first hour by pieces of shells, one of which fractured two of his ribs, but he never even mentioned this at the time, and coolly went on with his work till the last man was dressed and safely removed. He then went over to another battery and tended to a wounded officer. It was only when this was done that he returned to his dug-out and reported his own injury. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/31266/supplement/4317. BAR TO D.S.O.,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/31680/supplement/15283. MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29765/supplement/9422. GAZETTE ISSUE 29765, MILITARY CROSS, His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross in recognition of his gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was telephoned for when an artilleryman was severely wounded and came in at once over ground which was being heavily shelled at the time. On another occasion he did similar fine work under heavy shell fire. BAR TO MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/30308/supplement/9969. NO CITATION. BAR TO MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/30466/supplement/570. GAZETTE ISSUE 30466, BAR TO MILITARY CROSS, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an intense bombardment of a town with high explosive and gas shells, he left the Advance Dressing Station to search for wounded men. Hearing that there were some in a remote part of the town, he proceeded there, collected them, and supervised their removal to the Dressing Station. On his return, hearing that a party under another officer had not come in, he was on the point of starting out again to look for them when they appeared. Although seriously gassed, he continued to perform his duties with the greatest devotion and gallantry, until eventually evacuated to the Casualty Clearing Station. Awarded a Bar to the Military Cross. (M.C. gazetted 26th September, 1916). MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/31446/supplement/8773. GAZETTE ISSUE 31446, MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 29802, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29802/supplement/10394. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- Captain William Barnsley Allen, M.C., M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On 3rd September 1916, near Mesnil, France, when gun detachments were unloading high explosive (H.E.) ammunition from wagons which had just come up, the enemy suddenly began to shell the battery position. The first shell fell on one of the limbers, exploded the ammunition and caused several casualties. Captain Allen saw the occurrence and at once with utter disregard of danger, ran straight across the open, under heavy shell fire, commenced dressing the wounded, and undoubtedly by his promptness saved many of them from bleeding to death. He was himself hit four times during the first hour by pieces of shells, one of which fractured two of his ribs, but he never even mentioned this at the time, and coolly went on with his work till the last man was dressed and safely removed. He then went over to another battery and tended to a wounded officer. It was only when this was done that he returned to his dug-out and reported his own injury. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/31266/supplement/4317. BAR TO D.S.O.,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/31680/supplement/15283. MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/29765/supplement/9422. GAZETTE ISSUE 29765, MILITARY CROSS, His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross in recognition of his gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was telephoned for when an artilleryman was severely wounded and came in at once over ground which was being heavily shelled at the time. On another occasion he did similar fine work under heavy shell fire. BAR TO MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/30308/supplement/9969. NO CITATION. BAR TO MILITARY CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/30466/supplement/570. GAZETTE ISSUE 30466, BAR TO MILITARY CROSS, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an intense bombardment of a town with high explosive and gas shells, he left the Advance Dressing Station to search for wounded men. Hearing that there were some in a remote part of the town, he proceeded there, collected them, and supervised their removal to the Dressing Station. On his return, hearing that a party under another officer had not come in, he was on the point of starting out again to look for them when they appeared. Although seriously gassed, he continued to perform his duties with the greatest devotion and gallantry, until eventually evacuated to the Casualty Clearing Station. Awarded a Bar to the Military Cross. (M.C. gazetted 26th September, 1916). MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issues/31446/supplement/8773. GAZETTE ISSUE 31446, MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES.