HONOURS OF WAR.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 8 September 1917, Page 2

HONOURS OF WAR.

NINE AWARDS OF VICTORIA " 'cross. * . ANOTHER NEW. ZEALANDER | ,' DECORATED. ' ' . r (Per Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association) '■». LONDON, September G, £ Nine further awards of the Victoria Cross .have been awarded,.. including one to, Corporal' Leslie Walton An- " dr'ews, of the New Zealand Infantry, ~ for conspicuous, bravery while in charge 'i of a small party taking 'an enemy £ position, .1!

Corporal Andrews' objective was a'' ; - machine.-gun 'post, which had been lo- - cated in an isolated building. Leading his men forward, he encountered unex- ™ pectedly a machine-gun post which was - holding up the advance, of another com- " pany. Corporal Andrews immediately ~ attacked this post, 'capturing the machine-gun and killing several of the Z crew, lie then continued his. attack Z on the machine-gun post which' was his ~ original objective. He displayed great '.l skill and determination in his disposi- - tious, finally capturing the post, killing several of'the enemy, and pntiing'tho T remainder to (light. Corpeait An- Z draws' cqmluct throughout wlßta. ampled for cool daring, initiat™as|-:. fine leadership, his magnificent example/: being a fine stimulant to his comrades/."'. THE V.C. HERO. '? £ '- 0N OF WANCIANUJ RESIDENT, jj* "- - w (Per Press Association.) ~ WANGANIII, September 7, ~ Corporal Leslie Wilton Andrew, who 2 has been awarded the Victoria Cross, is the son of Mr W, .J. Andrew, head- 'Z imuter of the Wanganui East School', Z He was twenty-two years of age at the "I time of enlistment in 1915, Corporal ' Andrew was engaged in the office of"; Mr C. E. Mackay, solicitor. He was ■ a keen Cade; and Territorial.