 Complete the following phrase:  Whitfield was awarded the Distinguished Service Order DSO, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East, on 19 August. He then led the battalion in many battles in the Italian Campaign, including in the Allied invasion of Italy in September, followed by the capture of Naples, the crossing of the Volturno Line, both in October, and, fighting in front of the Bernhardt Line, part of the Winter Line, the Battle for Monte la Difensa in December. He briefly commanded the 169th Queens Infantry Brigade, his battalions parent formation, in October and November 1943. In January 1944 he took command of the 15th Infantry Brigade, commanding the brigade in the 