Richard George Masters
Private Richard George Masters, Army Service Corps (Motor Transport), attached 141st Field Ambulance. London Gazette 08/05/1918.
'For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. Owing to an enemy attack, communications were cut off and wounded could not be evacuated.
The road was reported impassable, but Private Masters volunteered to try to get through, and after the greatest difficulty succeeded, although he had to clear the road of all sorts of debris.
He made journey after journey throughout the afternoon, over a road consistently shelled and swept by machinegun fire, and was on one occasion bombed by an aeroplane.
The greater part of the wounded cleared from this area were evacuated by Private Masters, as his was the only car that got through during this particular time.' His magnificent heroism, coupled with the skilful handling of his troops, were most important factors leading to success'.