Quentin Smythe VC

Quentin Smythe signed 1970 National Army Museum Group 5. No.2. The Victoria Cross cover.

Serving as a sergeant in 1942 when the South African Forces were attacked near Alem Hamza in Libya. During the attack, Smythe took command of his platoon, and despite a wound to his forehead, managed to single-handedly obliterate a machine gun post. Then, again single-handedly and armed only with rifle and bayonet, he repeated the feat against an enemy anti-tank gun crew.