With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine
Sergt. S. L. Emerson
Sergt. S. L. Emerson.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On his officer becoming a casualty during the attack on an outpost, he took charge of his section and withdrew it to the main infantry position, after all his gunners had become casualties and one gun had been put out of action until all the troops had been withdrawn from the ridge.