"DEAD" MAN RETURNS.
LONDON, Feb. 22. After reading his., own obituaries in British newspapers, Major James CWindsor Lewis, formerly A.D.C. to the Governor-GenerTll of Australia, Lord Gowric, went to Buckingham Palace to receive the D.S.O. from the King. Major Lewis had been reported missing and believed killed in action while fighting with the Welsh Guards against the Germans last May! It was dis- : closed in the citation for his D.S.O. that he was wounded and taken prisoner, but later succeeded in escaping. The citation says that, at Boulogne in May, Major Lewis's company was holding a long, exposed front. It was heavily attacked for eight hours, during which period all barriers thrown up in the streets were set on fire or destroyed. All his iel low-officers were killed or wounded, but Major Lewis showed the greatest determination and set a splendid example which inspired his men.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 24 March 1941, Page 8
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146"DEAD" MAN RETURNS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 24 March 1941, Page 8
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