Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30272, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30272/supplements/9260. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 31161 Corporal James Llewellyn Davies, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Nantymoel, Glamorgan). For most conspicuous bravery. On 31st July 1917 at Polygon Wood, Pilkem, Belgium, during an attack on the enemy's line, this non-commissioned officer pushed through our own barrage and, single-handed, attacked a machine-gun emplacement after several men had been killed in attempting to take it. He bayonetted one of the machine-gun crew and brought in another man, together with the captured gun. Corporal Davies, although wounded, then led a bombing party to the assault of a defended house, and killed a sniper who was harassing his platoon. This gallant non-commissioned officer has since died of wounds received during the attack.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30272, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30272/supplements/9260. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 31161 Corporal James Llewellyn Davies, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Nantymoel, Glamorgan). For most conspicuous bravery. On 31st July 1917 at Polygon Wood, Pilkem, Belgium, during an attack on the enemy's line, this non-commissioned officer pushed through our own barrage and, single-handed, attacked a machine-gun emplacement after several men had been killed in attempting to take it. He bayonetted one of the machine-gun crew and brought in another man, together with the captured gun. Corporal Davies, although wounded, then led a bombing party to the assault of a defended house, and killed a sniper who was harassing his platoon. This gallant non-commissioned officer has since died of wounds received during the attack.