Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I whakahaeretia a Porteous ki te Royal Regiment of Artillery i te tau 1937. I te 26 o Akuhata 1940 i whakatairangahia ia ki te rangatira. I te 19 o Akuhata 1942, 24 ona tau, he rangatira mo te wa poto i whakauruhia ki te No. 4 Commando i tana mahi i whakawhiwhia ai ia ki te VC, i te Dieppe Raid
He aha? I whakaputaina te korero i roto i te taapiri ki te "London Gazette" o te 2 o Oketopa 1942 ka panui: