Medal & Mortality index
The Military Cross was instituted as a Decoration on December 28th, 1914, to
reward Distinguished Services rendered by Officers of certain ranks in the army
in time of war. Bars may be added for additional acts of gallantry. Since August
1st, 1918, it has, like the D.S.O., been awarded for "services in action" only.
BENTLEY, 2/Lieutenant Alfred ... ... ... ... ... ... 4/Norfolk
YPRES, nth August, 1917. He led the assaulting platoons of his company in a most
gallant manner to the recapture of a strong point which was affording the enemy
an important advantage over our lines of communication. By his coolness and fine
personal example under most trying circumstances all subsequent attempts by the
enemy to recapture the strong point were frustrated. During the afternoon he
went out on patrol and captured two of the enemy from a concrete emplacement,
which was afterwards of great tactical value, and the following night, although
wounded and seriously gassed, he extricated a number of officers from a dug-out
who had been gassed at the same time as himself.