On the night of 10/11 June 1918, Towner was in command of a machine gun section during an attack to the south of Morlancourt.
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During June 1918, Towner led a machine gun section in attack near Morlancourt and assisted the infantry in reaching its objectives under heavy fire, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.
The narrative moves from the trenches to the Fourth Army School, to Morlancourt and a raid, then to and through the Somme.