Gunner William Samuel Sawyer M.M.

On 17 March 44, during an attack on LONKIN, three NCOs went forward on a recce party. They ran into machine gun fire, one was killed and one was wounded. The third NCO returned to bring the troop forward. The troop was immediately heavily engaged by a Japanese machine gun and took cover behind a paddy bund and prepared to engage the enemy. The wounded NCO of the recce party was heard to callout about seventy yards in front. Gunner SAWYER immediately, on his own initiative, and despite the heavy fire ran to his assistance and carried the wounded NCO on his shoulder to safety.

(Signed) R.C. Sutcliffe, Lt Col, 16/4/44
(Signed) B.E.Fergusson, Brigadier, 18 Apr 44