GEORGE CROSS

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24625, 23 July 1945, Page 3

GEORGE CROSS

POSTHUMOUS AWARD ANNOUNCED

mCiMf) RUGBY, July 20. The George Cross has been awarded ithumously to Lieutenant St John E*lSni'Young, of the Royal Tank Recent Royal Armoured Corps. citation says; “On July 23. 1944, t-o,,tenant Young was in command oi which had been ordered to JrC a hill feature in Italy. It was hnut 10 p.m. As the patrol neared its biective explosions were heard at close range. “Lieutenant Young, realising the patmi had run on to an enemy minefield, » nnee ordered every man to remain where he was until daybreak. “After nearly two hours a member , the patrol who had been wounded °L was now in great pain began call- • s out for assistance. Lieutenant ?L» at once ordered the remainder f his patrol to remain where they lire and began to crawl forward himSf through the minefield. “As he went slowly lorward, giopino in front of him with his fingers, he located and rendered harmless three ‘crbU'Schu’ mines. “He then knelt on another and the pvdosion blew off his right leg. Immediately he called out to the patrol ♦hat he had been wounded and on no 1“ ount was anyone to come near him “He then continued, with great determination, to crawl forward, and reached the wounded man, whom he found unconscious. He then applied « first-aid dressing to the man’s thigh, which was shattered by a mine. "“For the next five hours Lieutenant Voung continuously gave encouragement to his patrol, ordering his men m remain quite still, and assuring them that it would be an easy matter to extricate themselves as soon as it became light enough to see. “At first light he was reached and -rried out of the minefield. He lost consciousness shortly afterwards and fled the same evening.”

LEVANT STATES’ AIMS

READINESS TO HELP IN WAR ON JAPAN

(NJS. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, July 20. "I hope that all foreign troops not nquired for the prosecution of the „ar against Japan will be withdrawn tem the Levant by the late summer,” Bid the Syrian Prime Minister (Mr Khomy), who recently returned from gan Francisco, in an interview with Jeuter's correspondent in Damascus. *TTiis would set the seal on the independence of Syria and Lebanon,” he added.. Both countries were at war vith Japan and would allow their territories to be used as lines of communication. They would in this be helping in the war against Japan on I full partnership basis. Mr Khoury, discussing the final settlement with the French, said that Syria was determined to be just and fir even liberal, in compensation for buildings and installations damaged md loss of life. The recent troubles would have to be taken into consideration.

SUPPLIES TO TJ.S. , FORCES BRITISH ASSISTANCE ACKNOWLEDGED

LONDON. July 21. A tribute to the manner in which Britain had never let down the American forces with essentia] supplies under reverse lend-lease was paid by Major-General H. B. Sayler, chief United States ordnance officer in Europe, at a oress conference. “No red tape ever clogged the wheels,” he said. “Deliveries were always prompt and the Americans got what they needed.” ' , . The Americans at one time had had 11 ammunition depots in England, dispersed over about 1000 square miles, with 400 miles of roads. British supplies, including 150,000 tyres,- had saved 327,000 ship tons between June, 1942, and D Day. Other supplies provided to the American forces by Britain included 110,000,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition, 2,500.000 mines, 2,000,000 grenades, 1,000,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, 40,000,000 feet of welding rod, 31,500,0001b of steel, brass, and other metals.-

The American Army of Occupation would in future not be supported from the British Isles, he said. Already the Americans had reduced their 485,000 tons of ammunition stores in the United Kingdom to only 10,000 to 15,000 tons.

TYPHUS CONTROLLED IN GERMANY

AREA FORMERLY UNDER ALLIED HEADQUARTERS (Rec. 7 p.m.) LONDON, July 21. American Army health officials have mnounced that typhus has been brought under control in the whole of the former Supreme Headquarters area of Germany. Only 19 new cases were reported in the week ended July H).

PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN

GOVERNMENT RESIGNS (Rec. 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 21. The Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein has resigned to enable the formation of a new Government which would enjoy the full confidence of the Prince and the people. It had no responsibility for the political action of recent years. A message from Vaduz, the capital of the principality, stated that Liechtenstein’s position had been delicate •nd precarious. Extremists had freguently urged Hitler to incorporate Liechtenstein into the Greater Reich. The retiring Premier (Dr. Hoop), and {be Vice-Premier (Dr. Voight) had been forced since 1933 to appease the Nazis to play for time, but it is denied that they are Nazis.

BRITISH FARM LABOUR

150,000 WAR PRISONERS UTILISED (B-0.W.) RUGBY, July 20. British farmers recently have wen doubtful whether their labour jjeeds for the coming harvest would m met, but action now taken by the Ministry of Agriculture his dispelled wose fears. B has been arranged in the first P ace that 30,000 additional prisoners war for whom accommodation is now being prepared will be available. At present 120,000 prisoners of war are on farm work, against 60,000 last year. The present decision will bring total to 150,000. of whom nearly 100,000 are Germans. -n addition, members of the forces ®n home service will be freed to •Ssist country war agricultural com“ittees and individual farmers in locality of their camps. Former •picultural workers at home or in •z? e British forces in Europe will be SS? 28 days’ agricultural leave on the application of their previous employers. An official of the Ministry of Agriculture said to-day: “Should a crisis during the harvest, there are r"i resources which could be tapped w supply more men.”

Damage in Holland.—The total damage and loss inflicted by the y®nnans on the Dutch people is esti““fcd at 15,000.000,000 Dutch guilders r?J.about £2,000.000,000 sterling—acwrding to the Dutch Central Bureau TnL “Misties and the Ministry of “lance.—London, July 20.