BRAVERY AT DUNKIRK.
AUCKLANDER WINS M.C. Per Prees Association. AUCKLAND, Aug. 1. For bravery and prompt action during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk, a young Jewish medical officer, whose homo i 6 in Auckland, was awarded the Military Cross. He is Captain J. L. Reynolds, 'son of Mr S. Reynolds, of Mission Bay. A message from the London correspondent ot the Herald quotes the lollowing War Office statement on Captain Reynolds’s action: “Throughout the whole operations, Captain Reynolds’s example of coolness and self-control under fire was a great asset to his battalion. On the night of June 2 the enemy shelled the mole at Dunkirk, on which were concentrations of British and French troops. He obtained carrying parties to move the ■wounded, first to the beach and later to the ambulance. He altogether dealt with some two dozen wounded and accompanied them to the advanced dressing station, where he worked all through the day By his prompt action he saved many lives and showed complete disregard for hi 6 personal safety.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 209, 2 August 1940, Page 6
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