On November 5, 1918, mere days from the armistice, Allworth and his company crossed the Meuse River via a canal bridge near the French village of Clery-le-Petit.

When shellfire destroyed the bridge and separated the company into two halves, Allworth swam across with some of his men while under fire from the enemy.

Leading a subsequent charge towards the enemy lines, he forced them back one kilometre,[1] taking 100 prisoners[2] and thus capturing the bridgehead.

Seeing his advance units making slow headway up the steep slope ahead, this officer mounted the canal bank and called for his men to follow.

By his personal leadership he forced the enemy back for more than a kilometer, overcoming machinegun nests and capturing 100 prisoners, whose number exceeded that of the men in his command.