Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29281/supplements/8699. Captain Gerald Robert O'Sullivan, 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. On 1st/2nd July 1915 south-west of Krithia, Gallipoli, Captain O'Sullivan volunteered to lead a party of bomb throwers to recapture a vital trench. He advanced in the open under very heavy fire and in order to throw his bombs with greater effect, got up on the parapet, completely exposed to the enemy occupying the position. He was finally wounded, but his example led his men to make further efforts which resulted in the recapture of the trench. Previously, on 18th/19th June he had saved a critical situation by his gallantry and leadership.
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Gazette Information: VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29281/supplements/8699. Captain Gerald Robert O'Sullivan, 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. On 1st/2nd July 1915 south-west of Krithia, Gallipoli, Captain O'Sullivan volunteered to lead a party of bomb throwers to recapture a vital trench. He advanced in the open under very heavy fire and in order to throw his bombs with greater effect, got up on the parapet, completely exposed to the enemy occupying the position. He was finally wounded, but his example led his men to make further efforts which resulted in the recapture of the trench. Previously, on 18th/19th June he had saved a critical situation by his gallantry and leadership.