English: SECOND LIEUTENANT G. G. COURY ASSISTING MEN DIGGING A COMMUNICATION TRENCH UNDER INTENSE FIRE. During an advance Second Lieutenant Gabriel George Coury, of the South Lancashire Regiment, was in command of two platoons which had been ordered to dig a communication trench, and his fine example kept up the spirits of his men, who completed the task under intense fire. Later, after his battalion had suffered severe casualties and the commanding officer had been wounded, he went out in front of the advanced position in broad daylight and brought him back over ground swept by machine-gun fire. He also assisted in rallying the attacking troops and in leading them forward. He has been awarded the V.C. for his most conspicuous bravery.