CHEQUE FOR TATTOO HERO
“WOULD HAVE WON V.C.”
LONDON, June 25
Gen. the Hon. Sir Francis GathorneHardy, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Aidershot, paid a high tribute yesterday at Aidershot to the gallantry of Mr William Hastie, a young Aidershot 'ex-soldier, who averted a serious accident at the final performance of the Aldershot Tattoo on Saturday.
During the storm Hastie climbed down a slippery roof and prevented a heavy shutter falling on spectators 60ft below.
The general, presenting Hastie with a cheque, said that it was a situation that required instant decision amj cool courage. “That type of deed in war would have gained the V.C.,” he added.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 August 1936, Page 2
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