Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Military Medal: London Gazette 21/1/1919.
Citation reading: It is brought to notice for his gallantry and courage of the highest order on the 8th august 1918 between Morcourt and Mericourt Sur-Somme. When the assaulting troops were nearing the red line the advance looked like being seriously hammered by the fire from an enemy machine gun nest which was on the ridge in front. Corporal Pound regardless of the personal risk rushed his mortar forward and got it quickly into action dislodging the enemy guns and crews. All this was done under the most severe fire from enemy machine guns. The advance was then able to proceed.
His control of his section of men throughout the whole of the battle was very fine and it was largely due to his skill in handling that the casualties were so light. Not only during the advance but during the task of consolidating his work was equally and consistently as good. He is strongly recommended for this distinction.
Corporal George Tristran Pound. M.M. was born in Violet Town, Victoria about 1879. A farmer by trade he enlisted into the A.I.F. on 3/4/1916.
Posted to the 20th Reinforcement 16th Battalion, he left Australia on 13/10/1916 landing in France on 16/1/1917. He marched into the 16th battalion on 21/1/1917, serving with them until 19/5/1917 when he was transferred to the 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery. He served with the battery for the remainder of the war and returned to Australia in August 1919 for discharge on 10/9/1919 in Perth, where he remained until his death in 1964.