GALLANTRY REWARDED
The immediate award of the Military Medal has been made to a New Zealand ambulance driver, Gunner C. C. Robinson, of Mokai, near Put aruru, stntcs the New ofneini war correspondent in a cable fiom Cairo. Gunner Jtobinson showed utter disregard for his persona! safety when on the night of June 27-28 lie zigzagged his ambulance across the whole battlefield picking up lying wounded and directing walking wounded to a place of safety. His act was an outstanding example of-personal courage and it was his determination and devotion to duty under intense fire that saved the lives of wounded comrades by removing them out of range of direct enemy action to medical attention.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 300, 18 November 1942, Page 5
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115GALLANTRY REWARDED Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 300, 18 November 1942, Page 5
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