Little wonder that
Lance-Sergeant John Baskeyfield was posthumously awarded the 117th Victoria Cross of World War Two.
He was promoted three times, first to lance corporal on July 1, 1916 - the first day of the Battle of the Somme - then to corporal on January 8, 1917, and finally to unpaid
Lance-Sergeant on January 25, 1917.
Mr Moffat, a former
lance-sergeant of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, said: "It's very wrong in my opinion.
We see the trial of
Lance-Sergeant Joseph "Willie" Stones, thanks to the excellent records kept at the time.
The
Lance-Sergeant "realising the seriousness of the situation, at once, under point-blank fire, dashed out with two men and rushed the positions, disposing of the garrisons and capturing three machine-guns.
Tragically the battalion lost seven men in their last campaign, including Lance Corporal Dane Elson, 22, and
Lance-Sergeant Tobie Fasfous, 29, both from the borough.
Lance-Sergeant Thomas McGuinness, 29, tied his terrified fellow Guardsman, 26, to a banister and tortured him for more than an hour.
The event marked the Battalion's recent contribution in Afghanistan as well as commemorating the seven men lost in the campaign, including Lance Corporal Dane Elson, 22, and
Lance-Sergeant Tobie Fasfous, 29, both from the Bridgend area.
Particularly pleased at the release is
Lance-Sergeant Darren Hardy, 38, from Swalwell, Gateshead, a flautist and Northumbrian piper in the band.
It has been reported that Defence Minister Phil Goff has this week asked Buckingham Palace to reconsider the decision to not review the award of a VC to
Lance-Sergeant Haane Manahi.
Lance-Sergeant Wilcox slumped, almost falling from the horse, but his foot was trapped in a stirrup and she galloped on, dragging him to safety.
As
Lance-Sergeant Giles's father says, our soldiers were not prepared for this task.