The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieutenant Wilfred Rice, British Expeditionary Forces, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 2d Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, British Expeditionary Forces, during Ypres-Lys offensive, 17 October 1918. Lieutenant Rice went forward during the advance under a heavy barrage of rifle and machine-gun fire and cut paths in the wire in order to further the advance of his company. Having cut the wire, with two men he rushed a machine-gun position, capturing the gun, and forcing six of the enemy to surrender. This action took place when fighting alongside the American 27th Division.