DELVILLE WOOD

LONGUEVAL - SOMME - FRANCE

Corporal Joseph John DAVIES, V.C. (1889-1976) 10th Bataillon, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
On the 20th July 1916, at Delville Wood, Corporal Davies and eight men were surrounded during an ennemy counter-attack. Taking cover in a shell hole, they repulsed the attackers with grenades and rapid fire. He then followed up the reteating party of Germans and bayoneted several of them. All the officers had become casualties, Corporal Davies, badly wounded in a shoulder, took charge and led two attacks and kept a tight control of the reserves.

	Private Oswald Albert HILL, V.C. (1895-1971) 10th Bataillon, The Royal Welsh Fusiliers
On the 20th July 1916, at Delville Wood, when the battalion had deployed under very heavy fire for an attack he dashed forward, when the order to charge was given, and meeting two of the enemy suddenly, bayoneted them both. He was sent later by his platoo, sergeant to get in touch with the company, and finding himself cut off and almost surrounded by some twenty of the enemy, attacked them with bombs, killing and wounded many and scattering the remainder. He then joined a sergeant and helped him to find the way back to the lines. When he got back, hearing that his Company Officer and a scout were lying out wounded, he went out and assisted in bringing in the wounded officer, two other men bringing in the scout. Finlly, he himself captured and brought in as prisoners two of the enemy.