A RECONNAISSANCE.
AWARD OF A VICTORIA CROSS. LONDON, January 21. Lieutenant-Colonel Cobbe, with 450 men of the African Krfles and 50 Sikhs, is starting from Obbia for a fortnight's reconnaissance towards the Gal Kayra Welle, the Mullaihe headquarters. Lieutenant-Colonel Cobbe has been awarded a Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery at Erego, when the Mullah surprised the British column.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 5
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58A RECONNAISSANCE. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 5
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