"FOR VALOUR"

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2502, 1 July 1915, Page 5

"FOR VALOUR"

TEN AWARDS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS. ' By Telegraph.—Press Association—Copyright London, June 29. Ten more awards of the Victoria Cross have been awarded for valour in tho field. . . Lieut. Smythe, of the Indian Army.— At Richobourg on May IS, with _ ten volunteers, he carried 96 bombs within twenty yards of the enemy, after two parties had failed. Finally Lieutenant Smythe and two mon, the other eight having been killed or wounded, swam astream exposed to howitzer, shrapnel, machine-gun, and rifle lire. _ Jemadar Mir Dash. —Assisted in the rescue of eight British and Indian officers. Lance-Corporal Angus, of the Bth Territorial Highland Light Infantry.—Sustained forty wounds rescuing a wounded officer. ■ Sergt.-Major Barter, of the Welsh Fusiliers. —When the first line of German trenches was captured at Festnberfc on May 1G lie called for volunteers, and eight responded. Barter attacked a German position with bombs, capturing three officers and 102 men and five hundred yards of trenches. Barter subsequently discovered and cut eleven of tho enomy's mine leads. Lance-Corporal Finlay, of tho 2nd Black Watch.—Led twelve bomb-throw-ers on May 0 at Rue d\i Bois. TTo finally ordered two survivors to crawl back, while lie himself carried a wounded man safely over a hundred yards of lireswept ground. Privet,?. Lrnm 3tl 'l Lmicmlilw Fust* Iters.—When almost overcome by, ga,& at

Ypres on May 2 he handled a machinegun with such effect that he rallied his comrades. Lynn died from the effects of the gas the following day. Corporal Ripley, Ist Black' Watch.— "Was the first to reach the enemy's narapets on May 9 at Rue du Bois, and from there directed the men to the gaps ill the German entanglements. Finally he established a fire position and held it until all his men had fallen and Ripley was bad.lv wounded in the head. Corporal Sharp, 2nd Lincolnshires.— Was the first, _to reach the German trenches on May 9 at Rougesbanks, and used bombs with such determination that he himself cleared fiffcv yards of trenches. Later four others joined him, and together thev captured a further two hundred and fifty yards of trenches. Corporal Tipton, Ist Shcrwoods.— > Conspicuous gallantry and rescue of wounded in the same fight. Private Warner. Ist Bodfordshires.— After a. trench at Hill RO had been vacated on May 1 owing to gas, Warner re-entered it single-handixl and prevented the enemy taking possession. Reinforcements were unable, to reach Warner (twin" to the gas. Warner then came back and brought no more men, nnt.il be was completely exhausted. The trench was held throughout the attack. Warnor died soon siftnr from iras noisonino;. Mnior M'Cuaig and Major 0. 13. Wright, Canadians, have received tho Distinguished Service Orders for gallantry at Ypres in April. DTRTTXCiTTTSHED PTOVTCF. ORTW.n. London, June 29. Lieutenant-Commander Kerr has been awarded tho D.S.O. Ho was in command of a picket, boat which torpedoed tin Aiitf Han .monitor on the Diinuba citi April 21> '