SOLDIERS DECORATED

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 132, 5 June 1915, Page 6

SOLDIERS DECORATED

The Post yesterday contained a list of. New Zealanders and Australians who had been awarded military decorations for gallantry and devotion to duty at the Dardanelles. Following are some further particulars of the men honoured : — Military Crosses. Capt. J. A. Wallingford, N.Z.S.C., was instructor in musketry in the AUck> land district, and left with the Main I Expeditionary Force as assistant adjutant of the Auckland Infantry Battalion. He had a world-wide reputation as a marksman and rifle-shooting expert. Sergt. "Major Portepu's was in the Otago Infantry Battalion. His next-of-kin is Mrs. A. W. Porteous, St. Denis, Dunedin. Distinguished Conduct Medals. Cpl. C. W. Salmon was in the British section, and his next'of-kin is Mr, T. B. Salmon, postmaster, JHawera. Cpl. C. W, Sanders, Canterbury Mounted Regiment; next-of-kin, Eus,tace Saunders, Fairlie. > Cpl. W. Singleton, Field Ambulance. , Cpl. G. Stedman, Canterbury Mounted Regiment; next>of-kin, Arthur Stedman, Bank of Ne\v' South Wales, Christ* church. Cpl. W. ImOs. — There is no record of this name, which is possibly a mistako for Amos, a member of the Wellington Infantry .^ualion.' Pte. T. Stockdill, Canterbury Infantry Battalion. Next-of*kin, Mr. George Stockdill, 25, Keppel-street, New Brighton. , Pte. J. W. Swarm, Otago Infantry Battalion. Next-of-kin, . Mrs. H. *M. Swarm, G,ordon-road, Mosgiel (mother). Pte, 'G. A. Tempany, Auckland In» fantry Battalion. Next-of-kin, Mrs. Julia Tempany, Penzer, 151, VicaVage-road, Whatford, England.