OFFICERS AND MEN OF 24 GUARDS BRIGADE RECEIVE DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY - Sgt. Andrew Cockburn, 1st Btn. Scots Guards, of Kilmarknock, Scotland, receiving the ribbon of the During an attack on in the Sarteano area, Sgt. Cockburn took his section to an exposed spot under heavy mortar and shell fire to carry out a defensive fire task in support of the attacking troops. All but one of his section were killed and wounded and he himself wounded, but he insisted on remaining in charge until the action was complete British Army

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