No. 14/131—Private James Crichton.

For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Crevecœur, 30/9/18, when, although wounded in the foot, he continued with the advancing troops, despite difficult obstacles in canal and river. When his platoon was subsequently forced back by a counter attack, he succeeded in carrying a message, which involved swimming a river and crossing an area swept by machine-gun fire, subsequently rejoining his platoon. Later, he undertook, on his own initiative, to save a bridge which had been mined, and though under close fire from machine-guns page 275and snipers, he succeeded in removing the charges, returning with the fuse and detonators. Though suffering from a painful wound, he displayed the highest degree of valour and devotion to duty.