7th Battalion The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. St Julien October 4th 1917. For most conspicuous bravery and initiative in attack; when all the officers and non-commissioned officers of No 2 platoon having become casualties. Private Hutt took command of and led Forward the platoon. He was held up by a strong post on his right , but immediately ran forward alone in front of the platoon and shot the officer and three men in the post. Causing between fourty and fifty others to surrender , later , realising that he had pushed too far , he withdrew his party. He personally covered the withdrawall by sniping the enemy. Killing a number and then carried back a badly wounded man and put him under shelter. Private Hutt then organised and consolidated his position , and learning that some wounded men were lying out likely to become prisoners if left there. No stretcher bearers being available he went out and carried in four wounded men under heavy fire.