Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35530/supplements/1741. No. 6846197 Rifleman John Beeley, The King's Royal Rifle Corps. On 21st November 1941 at Sidi, Rezegh, Libya, at an airfield being attacked by Rifleman Beeley's company, progress was held up by short range fire. All the officers of the company were wounded so, on his own initiative the rifleman ran forward over open ground, firing his Bren gun and at 20 yards range put an anti-tank gun and two machine guns out of action. He was killed but his bravery inspired his comrades to further efforts to reach their objective, which was eventually captured, together with 700 prisoners.
Fold3_Team · 31 Oct 2023
Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35530/supplements/1741. No. 6846197 Rifleman John Beeley, The King's Royal Rifle Corps. On 21st November 1941 at Sidi, Rezegh, Libya, at an airfield being attacked by Rifleman Beeley's company, progress was held up by short range fire. All the officers of the company were wounded so, on his own initiative the rifleman ran forward over open ground, firing his Bren gun and at 20 yards range put an anti-tank gun and two machine guns out of action. He was killed but his bravery inspired his comrades to further efforts to reach their objective, which was eventually captured, together with 700 prisoners.