Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36574/supplement/2961. Lance-Corporal John Pennington Harman, 4th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. On 8th/9th April 1944 at Kohima, India, Lance-Corporal Harman was commanding a section of a forward platoon where the enemy had established a machine-gun post within 50 yards of his company and were becoming a menace. As it was not possible to bring fire on to the enemy post the lance-corporal went forward by himself and threw a grenade into the position, annihilating it. Early next morning, having ordered covering fire from his Bren gun he went alone, fixed bayonet and charged a party of Japanese who were digging in, shooting four and bayoneting one. On returning to his position he was fatally wounded.
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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36574/supplement/2961. Lance-Corporal John Pennington Harman, 4th Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. On 8th/9th April 1944 at Kohima, India, Lance-Corporal Harman was commanding a section of a forward platoon where the enemy had established a machine-gun post within 50 yards of his company and were becoming a menace. As it was not possible to bring fire on to the enemy post the lance-corporal went forward by himself and threw a grenade into the position, annihilating it. Early next morning, having ordered covering fire from his Bren gun he went alone, fixed bayonet and charged a party of Japanese who were digging in, shooting four and bayoneting one. On returning to his position he was fatally wounded.