AN ENGLISH HERO.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 37, 13 February 1926, Page 9

AN ENGLISH HERO.

SAPPER JOHNSON'S FEAT. RESCUE OF FRENCH CHILDREN. I GRATITUDE OF MME. CHERS. I (By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, February 12. A thrilling war story has been rej vealed by a newspaper advertisement asking ex-Sapper Johnson, residing at Fleetwood, to call at a local hotel, as I Madame Chers wished to thank him for j rescuing her children. i It appears- that German Uhlans, adj vancing at Dikebusch in 1915, cut off Sapper Johnson from the artillery and I set fire to the chateau. ' Sapper Johnson, hearing the children's screams, despite risk of capture, dashed iin and rescued the children, and emerged .amidst the Uhlans, whose officer, witI nessing his gallantry, gave Sapper Johnj son an hour's grace to reach the British ] lines. i Johnson took the children to a neighbouring monastry and, at the request of the monks, left his name and address. The monks recently revealed the incident, which Johnson had never mentioned.— ("Sun.")