| Surname: | Guest |
| Initials: | S |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7689837 |
| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in to CMP. War Diary, 102 Pro Coy. WO 171/7819. 12/7/45 Cpl Guest awarded the Croix de Guerre. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | French Croix de Guerre (London Gazette: War Diary Page: WO171/7819 July 12, 1945) |
| Citation: | France. Citation for French Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star: On the night 4/5 Jul 44 Cpl Guest was visiting Provost points on the lateral routes NORTH OF PERIERS SUR LE DAN 0756, with complete disregard of enemy shelling. At 2330hrs he reached a well known danger spot - X-rds 067775 - and found the pointman suffering from shell blast but trying to check the severe bleeding of a R Sigs DR who had been twice hit by shell splinters at that point. Cpl Guest at once took charge, rendered intelligent first aid, and, appreciating that the wounds needed immediate Medical attention, drove the DR to the nearest RAP, through continuous shelling. The MO's later report left no doubt that Cpl. Guest's cool and prompt action saved the DR's life. The DR had said that the messages he carried were of great importance, and Cpl Guest took them and drove forward again through shell fire, and delivered them to their destinations. Cpl Guest landed in France soon after D Day, and his record throughout the campaign for devotion to duty under all circumstances has been exemplary.OC 102 Pro Coy. APM 1 Corps, Lt-Gen Comd 1 Corps. National Archive WO 373/186.Award not found in London Gazette. |