gallant act

In an extraordinary letter of thanks, the officer's father wrote to Robert Malin to commend his "gallant act" and invite him to visit them.

The Albert medal was awarded to Lieutenant Rutland for his gallant act.

“Never in your wildest imagination,” he said, “do you think you’ll be in the presence of a soldier that does a valorous or gallant act that would be equivalent to a Medal of Honor.”

His award citation states: "In an incident of extreme pressure and chaos, Sgt Vono's gallant act demonstrated the highest standards of leadership, calmness and selfless commitment."

No one regrets, so much as his comrades, Captain Pechell's gallant act, since had he not been endowed with most magnificent courage he would have preserved discretion in the method by which he exposed himself to the enemy, and by the death of these two officers, Captain Marsham and Captain Pechell, her Majesty loses two officers of exceptional promise and soldierly qualifications.