Major gongs for heroic Our Boys Award ... Captain Paul Britton is congratulated by Major General Gary Robison By TOM NEWTON DUNN Defence Editor Published: Today AN Army officer who led a battle despite a lump of burning shrapnel in his shoulder was one of 19 forces heroes awarded the Military Cross yesterday. Praise ... Lieutenant General Graeme Lamb Captain Paul Britton, 28, refused morphine so he could control artillery and air strikes to beat off Taliban attackers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Royal Artillery officer was wounded by a rocket-propelled grenade...
