V.C.'s gained in the Salient.
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The Ypres Times.
No. 3774, Private Patrick BUGDEN,
31st Bn. Australian Infantry.
Gained his Cross at Polygon Wood on
26th-28th September, 1917, for most con
spicuous bravery and devotion to duty when
on two occasions our advance was tem
porarily held up by strongly-defended pill
boxes." Private Bugden, in the face of
devastating fire from machine-guns,
gallantly led small parties to attack these
strong points and, successfully silencing the
machine guns with bombs, captured the
garrison at the point of the bayonet.
No. 506, Private Reginald Roy INWOOD,
10th Bn. Australian Infantry.
Gained his cross at Polygon Wood, 19th-
22nd September, 1917, for most conspicuous
bravery and devotion to duty during the
advance to the second objective. He moved
forward through our barrage alone to an
enemy strong post and captured it, together
with nine prisoners, killing several of the
enemy. During the evening he volunteered
for a special all-night patrol, which went
out six hundred yards in front of our fine,
and thereby his coolness and sound
judgmentobtained and sent back very
valuable information as to the enemy's
movements.
In the early morning of the 21st Septem
ber, Private Inwood located a machine-gun
which was causing several casualties. He
went out alone and bombed the gun and
team, killing all but one, whom he brought
in as a prisoner with the gun.
London Gazette, 26th November, 1917.
On another occasion, when a corporal,
who had become detached from his com
pany, had been captured and was being
taken to the rear by the enemy, Pte. Bugden
single-handed rushed to the rescue of his
comrade, shot one enemy and bayonetted
the remaining two, thus releasing the
corporal.
On five occasions he rescued wounded men
under intense shell and machine-gun fire,
showing an utter contempt and disregard
for danger.
Always foremost in volunteering for any
dangerous mission, it was during the
execution of one of these missions that this
gallant soldier was killed.
London Gazette, 26th November, 1917.
