Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

4th-7th Aug 1916. The 8th and 9th Battalions with the Sussex Regt. and New Zealanders. L-Cpl Camping and 2 other men of the 8th Btn braved snipers to speak German to the Jaegers and persuade them to surrender. The 9th Btn were subjected to flame-throwers and there were heroic incidents. Pte Leigh Rouse MM continued to throw grenades even though burned and choking. Sgt Charles Quinnell DCM set a fine example and led patrols to gain information. L-Cpl Cyril Cross DCM took a Lewis gun to a shell-hole and inflicted many enemy casualties to curtail the flame-throwers. Pte Tom Crow DCM continued to fight in the face of great danger and was wounded while pursuing Germans. All these men belonged to A Coy, commanded by Captain G L Cazalet MC DSO who led his men across the open on the night of the 5th and in less than 45 mins had achieved his objective, and was responsible for the defence of 500 yards of Ration Trench the flank of which was held by the enemy. Though wounded he refused to leave the trench, and it was owing to his fine example that his company, though almost quite new to warfare, behaved so finely. The 8th Btn lost Lt J A Pearson killed and 30 others killed or wounded. The 9th Bn lost 5 officers killed, 7 wounded. Other ranks lost 281 in killed, wounded and missing. The survivors marched to Bouzincourt and on 10th Aug were inspected by the King and Prince of Wales.