A PLUCKY NEW ZEALANDER.
RUSHED 3 MACHINE GUNS. A POSTHUMOUS V.C. LONDON, June 8. Thirty Victoria Crosses have been gazetted, including six Australians and one New Zealander, Private Donald Forrester Brown, of the infantry. His company had very heavy casualties among officers and men from machine-gun fire. Brown, with a comrade, reached within thirty yards of the enemy guns, killed four of the gun crew, and captured the gun. The company was again similarly held up. and Brown and a comrade, with great gallantry, rushed the gun and killed the crew. The. company was then heavily shelled. Brown's contempt of danger and coolness kept up the men's spirits. Subsequently. as sergeant. Brown made a single-handed attack upon a machine-gun, killed the crew, and captured the gun. Later whilst sniping a retreating enemy this gallant soldier was killed.—(A. and N.Z. and Reuter.)
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 138, 11 June 1917, Page 6
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