IN THE FIRING LINE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16952, 3 September 1915, Page 7

IN THE FIRING LINE.

FOR VALOUR. VICTORIA CROSS HEROES. By Telegraph—Pres/ Association—Copyright. LONDON, September 1. Victoria Crosses have beeu awarded to the following:—

Major Wheeler, of' the Seventh Hariana Lancers, who twice led his

squadron in a lance charge on tba Turkish positions at Shaiba, and traa killed oh April 13, while far ahead of : his riding single-handed' straight I for tho Turkish standards. Captain O'Sullivan, of the First In-, niskilling Fusiliers. South-west of Krithia, on the night of July I, whenf it was essential that a portion Of a lost : trench should be regained, Captain' 3 ; O'Sullivan, although not belonging to the troops at that point, volunteered to lead bomb throwers, and in order to ; throw bombs with greater effect, sob up on a parapet, where he was ctampletely expo ea to the Turkish fire. He was finally wounded, but his inspiring 1 1 example enabled the party to recapture' the trench. , .■ .~, Sergeant Somers, of the Ist Inniskil- = ling Fusil'ers. On tho night of July 1, in the southern zone of Gallipoli. when I some British troops had retired from a sap owin£ to bombing, Sergeant Somers remained alone until a party, brought up bombs. Sergeant Somers then climbed up the Turkish trench S and bombed the'Turks with great effect. Later he advanced in the openand held back the enemy, throwing : , bombs on their flank, until a barricade I had been established. Throughout ho ran to and from the trenches, obtain- ; ng fresh supplies of bombs, displaying Ereat gallantry and coolness, and being largely instrumental in recapturing portion of our lost trench. Lieutenant Rochfort, of the Ist Scot* Guards, for bravery on August 3, be? tween Cambrin and La Bassee. ;., A, German trench mortar bomb landed near a working party, and Lieutenant Rochfort misht easily have stepped round the corner with perfect safety! Instead he shouted "Men, look out", ian to the bomb, and burled it over ;be parapet, where it exp'oded immediately. His splendid combination of nreseri'"> of mind and ceurage many, lives. , ; :~■ m Second liientenaht James, m the 4ta Worcestershires. On July 25, in the southern zone of Gallipoli, when por-'•■' lion of a regiment was checked owing to all its ofißcefs being killed or #tftind T ed, Lieutenant James, who belonged' tti a neighbouring unit, gathered a a of men, led them forward undejr- a heavy shell and rifle fire, and then turned and organised a second party} nutting fresh life into the attack. Lieutenant James, on July 3, headed a bombithrowers' attack agamst a Turkf ish communication trench. "When nearly all were wounded, ; he remained-alahn. and kept back the enemy single-hand-ed until a barrier was built behind hihif ind the trench secured. Throughbuf he was exposed to a murderous fire.

LIEUTENANT HARDING. /'.,;;'; LONDON. September 2.,' Tho Lieutenant Harding who was Tt> ported on August 31 to have beet' wounded at tho Dardanelles is not 'Av E. Harding, tho Welsh internationa footballer.