205302 Sgt. George William Currie Hendry MM.British army Highland Light Infantry from:11 Dunchattan Street, Glasgow Written on citation:
During the approach to Bremen on 18th April 1945 the btn was leading the advance from Verden to Achim the bn comd ordered Sgt Hendry to go forward to the advanced guard comand and obtain information of the battle in progress. On reaching a point on the axis previously cleared, he encountered a force of about 25 Germans who had penetrated from the north on the open flank and were lining the ditch on the right of the road. These opened fire on him with spandaus and rifles at very close range but he continued on his mission with great coolness until finally the last of the enemy and gained cover in a ditch by crawling forward along the ditch and shouting to some of his own troops to give covering fire, he managed to join them he then organised the defense of the rear of the advanced guard and by means of tank wireless passed situation reports to the advanced guard command and to battalion command. Sgt Hendry then continued his journey forward on foot and ultimately he reached the carrier platoon by this time the advanced guard company had suffered many casulaties and as one of those was losing a lot of blood, volunteers were called for to evacuate him. Fully aware of the situation Sgt Hendry volunteered to take back this casualty in a carrier, he did so running the gauntlet under heavy fire, he then once more ked forwad in a carrier and with the aid of covering fire from some tanks he joined his platoon at Langwedel. Throughout this day Sgt Hendry showed energy initiative and resource of a very high order and carried out his tasks with a complete disregard for personal safty his conduct set the highest example and was an inspiration to all who saw him.
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