Lance Sergt. Douglas Walter Belcher, 1/5th City of London Battalion, The London Regt. On 13th May 1915, south of the Wieltje St Julien Road, Belgium, Lance Sgt. Belcher was in charge of a portion of an advanced breastwork during continuous bombardment of the enemy. The Lance Sgt, with very few men, elected to remain and try to hold his position after the troops near him had been withdrawn and with great skill he succeeded in his objective, opening rapid fire on the enemy, who were only 150 – 200 yards away, whenever he saw them collecting for an attack. This bold action prevented the enemy breaking through and averted an attack on the flank of one of our divisions.