Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30548, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30548/supplement/2589. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 510051 Corporal Charles William Train, London Regiment (Finsbury Park). For most conspicuous bravery, dash and initiative displayed under heavy fire when, on 8th December 1917 at Air Karim, near Jerusalem, his company was unexpectedly engaged at close range by a party of the enemy with two machine-guns and brought to a standstill. Corporal Train, on his own initiative, rushed forward and engaged the enemy with rifle grenades, and succeeded in putting some of the team out of action with a direct hit. He then shot at and wounded an officer in command, and with bomb and rifle killed and wounded the remainder of the team. After this he went to the assistance of a comrade who was bombing the enemy from their front and shot at and killed one of the enemy who was carrying the second gun out of action. His courage and devotion to duty undoubtedly saved his battalion heavy casualties and enabled them to advance to their objective at a time when the situation seemed critical.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30548, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30548/supplement/2589. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 510051 Corporal Charles William Train, London Regiment (Finsbury Park). For most conspicuous bravery, dash and initiative displayed under heavy fire when, on 8th December 1917 at Air Karim, near Jerusalem, his company was unexpectedly engaged at close range by a party of the enemy with two machine-guns and brought to a standstill. Corporal Train, on his own initiative, rushed forward and engaged the enemy with rifle grenades, and succeeded in putting some of the team out of action with a direct hit. He then shot at and wounded an officer in command, and with bomb and rifle killed and wounded the remainder of the team. After this he went to the assistance of a comrade who was bombing the enemy from their front and shot at and killed one of the enemy who was carrying the second gun out of action. His courage and devotion to duty undoubtedly saved his battalion heavy casualties and enabled them to advance to their objective at a time when the situation seemed critical.