Having assembled in an extremely difficult situation, he led them forward without confusion and overcame strong enemy resistance in spite of the fact that, owing to the difficulty of the ground, the units got left behind by our barrage.

[6]Utterson-Kelso was also wounded five times, mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).

Though twice buried by shell bursts and badly concussed, he remained at duty, setting a fine example, until his battalion was relieved.

The next clay, at a critical period when the front line was held up, he pushed forward his battalion, which was then in support, and relieved the situation.

[13] While in that position he became the first divisional GOC to incorporate battle drill into the training of units and higher formations.