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DEED OF A HERO.
ALLOWS OTHERS TO ESCAPE. LONDON, June 8. The Albert Medal in gold has been awarded to Lieut. Thorner. He was examinig hand grenades in a dugout in France when one began to fizz. Realising that there was no method of disposing of the bomb, Lieut. Thorner shouted to twelve men to clear out of the dugout and he him* self held the bomb against Jiis body till it exploded. Thorner was killed instantly. The rest escaped, two being slightly wounded.
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Grey River Argus, 11 June 1918, Page 3
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84DEED OF A HERO. Grey River Argus, 11 June 1918, Page 3
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