The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Image Details Goult, Arthur Rank: Corporal Service No: 2612007 Regiment: 3 Battalion Grenadier Guards Theatre of Combat or Operation: Italy Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 08 March 1945 Date 1945 Catalogue reference WO 373/10 1st Guards Brigade, 78th Division, 13 Corps 2612007 War Substantive Corporal, Acting Sergeant Arthur GOULT, 3rd Battalion GRENADIER GUARDS On the night of 10th October / 11th October, Sergeant GOULT was in command of four 3" Mortar detachments of 3rd Battalion GRENADIER GUARDS, sited below MONTE BATTAGLIA (Map Ref. M. 0618), and supporting the forward companies on the feature. A German patrol was heard approaching the Mortar position at the same time as mortar defensive fire was being called for by the Left forward Company, who were being attacked. Sergeant GOULT at once fired the D.F. task and reported that he was being machine gunned from the rear. He continued to fire his mortars, even though enemy grenades were falling in the mortar pits and the machine gun was firing at the mortars at close range. He was ordered to stop firing and immediately manned his position agains the enemy with the bren gun, tommy guns and grenades. He managed to beat off the enemy, who attempted to wrench one of the mortars from its position. Finally, when daylight broke, Sergeant GOULT reported that seventy Germans were in the gully 59 yards from him and wishing to surrender. No praise is too high for the way in which this N.C.O. kept firing his mortars in support of his comrades although in imminent danger himself and the gallant way in which he led the detachments to fight back at the greatly superior force, was largely responsible for the number of prisoners taken. Signed E.J.B. NELSON, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding 3rd Battalion GRENADIER GUARDS, 16th October 1944. Granted an Immediate D.C.M.