Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 29740, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29740/supplement/8871. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 20572 Private Thomas George Turrall, Worcestershire Regiment. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On 3rd July 1916 at La Boiselle, France, during a bombing attack by a small party against the enemy the officer in charge was badly wounded, and the party having penetrated the position to a great depth was compelled eventually to retire. Private Turrall remained with the wounded officer for three hours, under continuous and very heavy fire from machine-guns and bombs, and, notwithstanding that both himself and the officer were at one time completely cut off from our troops, he held to his ground with determination, and finally carried the officer into our lines after our counter-attacks had made this possible.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 29740, VICTORIA CROSS,: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29740/supplement/8871. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 20572 Private Thomas George Turrall, Worcestershire Regiment. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On 3rd July 1916 at La Boiselle, France, during a bombing attack by a small party against the enemy the officer in charge was badly wounded, and the party having penetrated the position to a great depth was compelled eventually to retire. Private Turrall remained with the wounded officer for three hours, under continuous and very heavy fire from machine-guns and bombs, and, notwithstanding that both himself and the officer were at one time completely cut off from our troops, he held to his ground with determination, and finally carried the officer into our lines after our counter-attacks had made this possible.