BOMB-THROWER'S DARING.

Mataura Ensign, 14 February 1916, Page 7

BOMB-THROWER'S DARING.

A det:vled Moi-y of !nw Capta n Yickeis won th<> Victoria Cros> is t<> I liv .Mr lMiiliu Cihbs. It was durire.' a hoi iieht near the Hobon/ollem I! - doubt. The Shi rwoods were ho!di''l otit des'ierately at the Lit lie Wi'do trench, -.'.nil (Icrinan bombs came in quick sin.-eei-.s : on. tearing down lunr;of trench. Yickcrs >.-iw some o! lis best men f.-.H. hut he ke;.t t.he -till intact hv the cool nerve wi '1 which he st:l' kept 1111 his Innnhii'. . Wh.-ii aianv of his comrades were de- I or wounded, he wondered li'nv lonjf 0 • • harrier woii'd !a-t. and trave orders I'-"-another to he huiit behind him. so ill I when the ru-h came it would ho si-' p-'d behind him---■and over h : m. M< i worked .-.t (h.-.t barricade, pilintr >"' '-audbaes. and as it was lnr'lt "\" '<-l<_» ••- knew that his own ret.real whm boii' cut oil' and that, he bciiiL' e,m!iie 1 •iv tliat. narrow -;',■»■<•. Two other in- i were with him. and tlov were ha r<! v enough to hand up bond's « s quickly : - he wished to throw the n. Away there U"on the treneli the (i< - • ■■nils were \v:i tinu for a ooun< • Thoii-di wound, d. .so that he felt fait •Mid e-ddv. he cal'ed out for uw ;; honilis. "More !" lie said, "more and h'- h-uid was 'ike .-i maclrne rcac''•'iilt and throwiii'i. Rescue came no too s.'un. and the wounded oil"-, w - hauled over the harr'cad- which li ' had ordered to he hurt behind h'm.