GALLANT EFFORT.
Soldiers' Struggle To Save
Airmen.
, PRIVATES RESCUE PILOT.
British Official Wireless. (Reed. 2 p.m.) ' RUGBY, Oct. 4.
The bravery of soldiers who unsuccessfully swam to, the rescue of airmen down in the sea, and were recommended to the notice of the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Forces as worthy of mention for gallant and distinguished service is described in a War Office announcement.
Lance-Sergeant W. Johnson and Corporal G. Goodwin, of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) sWam out in an attempt to rescue survivors of an aeroplane upside down on water surrounded by blazing petrol and reached them g; before any boats arrived. They made r . .every effort in the oily water to rescue the occupants, but in this duty they were Unsuccessful. . * i _ Four privates of a border regiment,, wa J' Hodgson, J. Mitchell "• W. Eldren, swam out in the L found and rescued a Royal who came down by
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 237, 5 October 1940, Page 10
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