members of the battalion received the following decorations: one victoria cross (vc), one distinguished service order (dso) with one bar, one officer of the order of the british empire (obe), 16 military crosses (mcs) with two bars, 16 distinguished conduct medals (dcms), 122 military medals (mms) with five bars, eight meritorious service medals (msms), 25 mentions in despatches (mids) and eight foreign awards. the battalion's sole vc recipient was lieutenant clifford sadlier, who received the award for his actions during the attack on villers-bretonneux on 24/25 april 1918.