FIFTY YEARS AGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15807, 2 January 1915, Page 8

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

- ' : $M VICTORIA CROSSES. -^9H ' ! _____ j via^c-J I BRAVE MILITARY SURGEONS. 5 " : SBm | (From the HEBALD of January 2, 1865.)i?S ■ Victoria Crosses were presented toSI'SI Assistant- Surgeons Manley'and Tempi?!S I Royal Artillery, on Saturday last in thcMjl presence of the whole . f the troops j garrison, consisting of the Royal Artillery .?JH| j Royal Engineers. Military Train, and 14th \ Regiment. Precisely at 5 p.m.'. Lieuten-'."': ! General Sir Duncan Cameron, KCB '-'-'■'■ I rode into the Barrack Square, accompanied 11 i by his staff and hearts of departments andfllll was received by the troops, who were -l|| j drawn up in line, with a general salut*;?§|l ] Upon a brief inspection, the line was •'"'-'■ i broken up and three tides ..f a j formed, the general and staff being in the 1 | centre. Assistant-Surgeons Manhv and"lw Temple were called forward, when Colonel* - Carey read a letter from the Sc- ~tary ' of State for War. He then read extracts' - - from the London Gazette, which stated-" I the acta of bravery for which, the honours ■ ! ; had been awarded —Dr. Manley for volun- "- j teer:ng to accompany the stor—.':;:_• party ' jat the attack on the Gate IV. < u April - | 29 last, and assisting the late Commander - Hay out of the pa after be w;.* mortaflv."- - wounded; also, it, was stated, he. w ,ls the . last man to leave the pa alter the icpuisa of the troops; Di. Temple for his eaJlant - conduct at Rar.giriri, en November 20 fij§§i | last, in crossing and recrossing several■&§! times a point where the enemy id cun-i--. Centrated his fire, for the purpose oi-JfHI carrying water to the wounded. a;:d *r>I~ ; dress their wounds, but mere for the manner in which he risked hi"; fi3l life in crossing to tho assistance of the Shl late Captain Mercer, who was lying mor- ill' tally wounded, having been shot, down' while crossing the point in question. The | general expressed his sense of their":, gallantry, and three cheers forflfll the officers, three for Mauley aad;S||f Temple, and three hearty ones' for the general having been given, the troops were marched to the it private.; parades and dismissed. :.'-%0 roll