oct 30, 1917 - Private Cecil Kinross Kinross’s company came under intense German machine gun fire. Alone, he stripped off all his equipment and charged across the field, at the guns. He killed the six-man crew and destroyed their gun. Though severely wounded, he allowed the company to advance 300 meters. After that he won a Victoria cross for his extreme bravery
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oct 30, 1917
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