page_title: Battle of the Imjin River
section_title: Individual awards
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of the Imjin River / Aftermath / Awards and citations / Individual awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel J P Carne VC DSO, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment which stemmed the enemy attack at Imjin, 22-25 April 1951. He received the Victoria Cross for gallantry during this action.
context_page_description: The Battle of the Imjin River, also known as the Battle of Solma-ri or Battle of Gloster Hill in South Korea, or as Battle of Xuemali in China, took place 22–25 April 1951 during the Korean War. Troops from the Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked United Nations Command positions on the lower Imjin River in an attempt to achieve a breakthrough and recapture the South Korean capital Seoul. The attack was part of the Chinese Spring Offensive, the aim of which was to regain the initiative on the battlefield after a series of successful UN counter-offensives in January–March 1951 had allowed UN forces to establish themselves beyond the 38th Parallel at the Kansas Line.
  The section of the UN line where the battle took place was defended primarily by British forces of the 29th Infantry Brigade, consisting of three British and one Belgian infantry battalions supported by tanks and artillery. Despite facing a greatly numerically superior enemy, the brigade held its general positions for three days.
context_section_description: In the Battle of the Imjin River two Victoria Crosses and one George Cross were awarded to soldiers of the Gloucestershire Regiment:
  Lieutenant-Colonel Carne, who commanded the battalion, was awarded the Victoria Cross. He was also awarded the US Army's Distinguished Service Cross.
  Lieutenant Curtis, who had recently learnt of his wife's death and who died in a lone counter-attack on enemy machine-guns, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
  Lieutenant Waters, who died in captivity, was awarded a posthumous George Cross for his conduct shortly after capture.
  In addition, several soldiers were awarded the Distinguished Service Order:
  Captain Anthony Farrar-Hockley, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
  Major Edgar Denis Harding  1st Battalion, Gloucestshire Regiment OC B Coy
  Major Henry Huth, Officer Commanding, C Squadron, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
  Major John Winn, Officer Commanding, Z Company, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
  The Military Cross was awarded to:
  Captain Mike Harvey, 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, for his leadership of a group of 5 officers and 41 men of D Company who escaped and evaded the Chinese encirclement.
  Major Leith-MacGregor DFC, Officer Commanding, Y Company, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
  Captain Peter Ormrod, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
  Lieutenant Guy Temple, for his actions when a platoon from C Company, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment stopped four attempts by Chinese Communist Forces to cross the river on 22 April, only withdrawing when the platoon ran short of ammunition.
  The Military Medal was awarded to:
  Warrant Officer Class 2 G E Askew, C Troop 170 Independent Mortar Battery
  Lieutenant-Colonel Crahay received the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Cross for his leadership of the Belgian battalion during the battle.
caption: Lieutenant-Colonel James Power Carne
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