DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDALS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 283, 30 November 1915, Page 5

DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDALS.

NEW ZEALAND AWARDS

(Received Nov. 30, 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 29. I Distinguished1 Conduct Medals have been awarded to the following New ZeaJanders:— j Field Artillery: J. Hill, SecondLieut. C. Edwards, Driver N. Clark, Fitter. D. Inglis, Bombardier J. Thomson, Gunner J. Bankin. Other units: Trooper Caselberg (Mounted .Rifles), Sergeant A. Atkins (Canterbury), Troopers D. O'Conner and H. Pideeon (Canterbury), LanceCorpl. H. Skinner (Otago), Privates C. Becker and F. Mahoney (Wellington). Edwards and Clark at Hill 60 volunteered to carry water under, shellfir© and extinguish a fire found in a pit containing 50 high-explosive shells. They accomplished the task. Inglis and Thomson, when three < guns were put out of action, repaired them and got them into action Under , heavy fire. ! Rankin, under continuous fire, laid a wire over a broken telephone section, enabling the battery commander * to resume control. j Caselberg at Hill 60 went out several times under heavy fire andi . guided a number of detached parties ' who were scattered in the darkness ( and had lost their bearings. . I Atkins led a. section and! captured and held a strong defended enemy post which was directing a heavy fire on the. head of an advancing column. > O'Connor, though slightly wounded!, entered a shell-swept zone and i carried in two wounded men. Ho ' went out again and helped a wounded , officer to safety. Pidgeon stuck to his post though ; wounded until he was again wounded. Ho also did gallant work in rescuing wounded under heavy fire. Skinner, although seriously wounded, delivered important 'messages under heavy fire. Barker did valuable service in supplying the firing line on the mountain top at.Chunuk Bahr with ammunition and -water; also in guiding a reinforcing regiment and bringing in a wounded man. Mahoney volunteered to rescue men isolated within the enemy's line<s. It was a fifteen days' mission of great difficulty and danger. His coolness and- knowledge of scouting led ultimately to the men's rescue. Medals have also been awarded to nineteen Australians.