A GALLANT EXPLOIT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 260, 1 November 1915, Page 7

A GALLANT EXPLOIT.

TURKISH PARAPET DESTROYED All KI.ANDiiRb CONUvAXEU. An exploit which wa.- a.complii>hed bj >.r k -.M l ,i.- lilMe.y and Holland, of Kotoruii. In ilitmtiLk-iI hi h letter from an AucklamliT who in nerving at (lallipoli. "On June 8." the letter reads, when the Auckland lialtuliun «.u< at Quinn'e I'oit, it was found that «■« were losing heavily mi account uf ' rricket bill bombs.' thrown from a Turkish trench about fifty yards in front of our position, no volunteer* wen- railed for to ruah the trenrh. an.l. if possible, destroy the para pot so that we could keep it clear by rille dr.". "STgtK. TiUley and Holland, nf the Hauraki company, led a miiull hand «f men arrow i» the face of a murderou* lire, ami miceeeilcil in nurpriaing the mcupnnts of t'.ie bomb-throwing trench ainl a number of prisoners, who ivprr »|x'edlly ru»hrd back to our lines before the enemy rnlllrl recommence their bomb fuiillftde fr<mi another po»i ti.in just i;i the rear. Our boy» found that the nun who had carried explosive* for the purpow of wrecking the trench ha.l fallen whiUt cronelng tlio open space. ~,< ihey "ere compelled to retire and to make another attempt two nighU later, iin this ocranon ttie attempt »'»• ma.le by men of the Third (Auckland) company, but at the request of the ci'lonel the two Hauraki Herfreants took rharpe. ant wore at 'the lant moment i<.me,l liv r iontA I'orbett and Westmaentt al*o of the IMurakis. The trench „, rfpntrored. but l.ieut Cnrbett ha* never been heart! of since. whil«t l.ieut. Wentmßcntt had hi« leg oo badly "hat lerc-l n« to require amputation The eallnnt Tilnley bad hi« hand smashed hy a InilleL rxrtft. Holland alone, of the J leader", regained his trench unbounded. alfionch he was terribly shaken and dn/ed by a bomb which exploded alongHide of him."