Background
Faulds was born 19 February 1895.
Faulds was born 19 February 1895.
He was the first South African-born man serving with South African Forces to be awarded the Venture capital. The citation reads as follows: A bombing party under Lieutenant Craig attempted to rush over 40 yards (37 m) of ground which lay between the British and enemy trenches. Coming under very heavy rifle and machine gun fire the officer and the majority of the party were killed and wounded. Unable to move, Lieutenant Craig lay midway between the two lines of trench, the ground being quite open.
In full daylight, Pte Faulds, accompanied by two other men, climbed over the parapet, ran out, picked up the officer, and carried him back.
Two days later Private Faulds again showed most conspicuous bravery in going out alone to bring in a wounded man, and carried him nearly half a mile to a dressing-station. The artillery fire was at the time so intense that stretcher-bearers and others considered that any attempt to bring in the wounded man meant certain death.
This citation, for the Military Cross reads: In the retirement from the line east of Hendicourt, 22 March 1918, he was commanding one of the platoons which formed the rear-guard. He handled his men most ably, and exposed himself freely.
Though the enemy pressed hard, he, by his fearless and able leadership, checked them, and enabled the remainder of the battalion to withdraw with slight loss.
He died 16 February 1950 and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Harare.