- SURNAME
Fox
- FORENAME
Christopher
- UNIT
R.M. 45 Commando (Recce Troop)
- RANK
Lieutenant
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Military Cross
- PLACE
Falklands 1982
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Guildford,Essex
age 25
London Gazette 49134, 8th October 1982, Page 12837
CITATION:
Military Cross : During the night 5th/6th June 1982, on the Island of East Falkland, Lieutenant Fox led a reconnaissance patrol close to enemy positions on the Two Sisters feature ten kilometers to the West of Port Stanley.
Lieutenant Fox established a covert post from which he was able to control accurate fire against the enemy even though attacked by greatly superior forces. Although wounded, he finally withdrew his patrol, intact, to his unit lines.
The intelligence gained by Lieutenant Fox was vital to the planning of the subsequently successful attack by 45 Commando Royal Marines on the Two Sisters feature
Lieutenant Fox established a covert post from which he was able to control accurate fire against the enemy even though attacked by greatly superior forces. Although wounded, he finally withdrew his patrol, intact, to his unit lines.
The intelligence gained by Lieutenant Fox was vital to the planning of the subsequently successful attack by 45 Commando Royal Marines on the Two Sisters feature
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