During the hottest of the fighting on the Rheims front in September 1916, Sgt Calvert was able to do great execution with a machine gun, and when his post was visited it was found that he was the only survivor of the machine gun crew, while ranged before the gun were piles of dead Germans, silent and eloquent evidence of the coolness and steadiness with which the gun had been operated. He was awarded the Military Medal for this action.
On 12th September 1918, at Havrincourt, France, when alone and single handed, he was rushing forward against the machine-gun team, bayoneted three and shot four. His valour and determination in capturing single-handed two machine guns and killing the crews there of enabled the ultimate objective to be won. It follows the award of the VC.

For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty during an enemy attack, when his company was in an exposed position on a sunken road, having hastily dug themselves in. Owing to the intense artillery fire, they were obliged to vacate the road and fall back. The enemy in the meantime was advancing in mass preceded by an advanced patrol about 200 strong. The situation was critical, and volunteers for a counter-attach were called for. Sjt. Mountain immediately stepped forward, and his party of ten men followed him. He then advanced on the flank with a Lewis gun and brought enfilade fire to bear on the enemy patrol, killing about 100.
In the meantime the remainder of the Company made a frontal attack, and the entire enemy patrol v/as cut up and thirty prisoners taken.
At this time the enemy main body appeared and the men, who were numerically many times weaker than the enemy, began to waver.
Sjt. Mountain rallied and organised his party and formed a defensive position from which to cover the retirement of the rest of the Company and the prisoners. With this party of one Non-commissioned Officer and four men he successfully held at bay 600 of the enemy for half an hour, eventually retiring and rejoining his Company.
He then took command of the flank post of the Battalion which was in the air," and held on there for 27 hours until finally surrounded by the enemy.
Sjt. Mountain was one of the few who managed to fight their way back.
His supreme fearlessness and initiative undoubtedly saved the whole situation.

No. 3264 Sergeant A. Atkinson, Yorkshire Regiment.
During the battle of Paardeburg, 18th February, 1900, Sergeant A. Atkinson, 1st Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, went out seven times, under heavy and close fire, to obtain water for the wounded. At the seventh attempt he was wounded in the head, and died a few days afterwards.

On the 26th June, 1900, at Lindley, a picquet cf the Yorkshire Light Infantry was surrounded on three sides by about 500 Boers, at close quarters. The two Officers were wounded and all but six of their men were killed or wounded. Private Ward then volunteered to take a message asking for reinforcements to the Signalling Station about 150 yards in the rear of the post. His offer was at first refused owing to the practical certainty of his being shot but, on his insisting, he was allowed to go. He got across untouched through a storm of shots from each flank, and, having delivered his message, he voluntarily returned from a place of absolute safety, and recrossed the fire-swept ground to assure his Commanding Officer that the message had been sent.
On this occasion he was severely wounded. But for this gallant action the post would certainly have been captured.

Selected for the Victoria Cross by their companions in the gallant charge made by a squadron of the Regiment at Gwalior, on the 17th of June, 1858, when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery, and Her Majesty's 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy, who were advancing against Brigadier Smith's position, charged through the rebel camp into two batteries, capturing and bringing into their camp two of the enemy's guns, under a heavy and converging fire from the Fort and Towa.
(Field Force Orders by Major-General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G. C. B., Commanding Central India Field Force, dated Camp, Gwalior, 28th June, 1858.)

For most conspicuous bravery. When under close fire of the enemy, who were within a few yards, he rescued Captain G. E. D. Learoyd, whose horse had been shot, by taking him up behind him and galloping into safety. Shoeing-Smith Hull acted entirely on his own initiative, and saved his officer's life at the imminet risk of his own.

His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Warrant Officer, non-commissioned officer, and men for their conspicuous acts of bravery and devotion to duty whilst serving with the Expeditionary Force:
No. 9665 Company Serjeant-Major Harry Daniels, 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
No. 3697 Acting Corporal Cecil Reginald Noble, late 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own).
For most conspicuous bravery on 12th March, 1915, at Neuve Chapelle. When their battalion was impeded in the advance to the attack by wire entanglements, and subjected to a very severe machine-gun fire, these two men voluntarily rushed in front and succeeded in cutting the wires. They were both wounded at once, and Corporal Noble has since died of his wounds.

36830 Acting-Serjeant John Crawshaw Raynes, " A " Battery, 71st Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty.
On llth October, 1915, at Fosse 7 de Bethune, his battery was being heavily bombarded by armour-piercing and gas shells. On "Cease fire" being ordered Serjeant Raynes went out under an intense shell fire to assist Serjeant Ayres who was lying wounded forty yards away. He bandaged him, and returned to his gun when it was again ordered into action. A few minutes later "Cease fire" was again ordered owing to the intensity of the enemy's fire, and Serjeant Raynes, calling on two gunners to help him - both of whom were killed shortly afterwards - went out and carried Serjeant Ayres into a dug-out. A gas shell burst at the mouth of the dugout, and Serjeant Raynes once more ran across the open, fetched his own smoke helmet, put it on Serjeant Ayres and then, himself badly gassed, staggered back to serve his gun. On 12th October, 1915, at Quality Street, a house was knocked down by a heavy shell, four men being buried in the house and four in the cellar. The first man rescued was Serjeant Raynes, wounded in the head and leg, but he insisted on remaining under heavy shell fire to assist in the rescue of all the other men. Then, after having his wounds dressed, he reported himself immediately for duty with his battery, which was again being heavily shelled.

No. 13303 Pte. Wilfrid Edwards, K. O. York. L. I. (Leeds).
For most conspicious bravery when under heavy machine gun and rifle fire from a strong concrete fort. Having lost all his company officers, without hesitation he dashed forward at great personal risk, bombed through the loopholes, surmounted the fort, and waved to his company to advance. By his splendid example he saved a most critical situation at a time when the whole battalion was held up and a leader urgently needed. Three officers and thirty other ranks were taken prisoner by him in the fort. Later, Pte. Edwards did most valuable work as a runner, and he eventually guided most of the battalion out through very difficult ground. Throughout he set a splendid personal example to all, and was utterly regardless of danger.

No. 24066 Pte. Arthur Poulter, W. Hid. R. (Wortley, Leeds).
For most conspicuous bravery when acting as a stretcher-bearer.
On ten occasions Pte. Poulter carried 7 badly wounded men on his back to a safer locality, through a particularly heavy artillery and machine-gun barrage. Two of these were hit a second time whilst on his back. Again, after a withdrawal over the river had been ordered, Pte. Poulter returned in full view of the enemy who were advancing, and carried back another man who had been left behind wounded. Her bandaged up over forty men under fire, and his conduct throughout the whole day was a magnificent example to all ranks. This very gallant soldier was subsequently seriously wounded when attempting another rescue in the face of the enemy.