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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12061, 17 July 1917, Page 7

•• It is not oft fen in modern warfare that soldiers receive awards from private citizens, as in the case of the Zeppelin destroyers. In the ancient Greek wars, however, a victorious general was frequently asked to select from his soldiers a candidate for a prize for superior valour. An interesting incident of the sort in English history occurred just after the Waterloo campaign. A country clergyman offered to confer an annuity on one of Wellington's soldiers, the Duke himself to choose . the man. He, in turn, passed the selection on to" Sir John Byng, who commanded the 2nd Brigade' of Guards, which so gallantly defended Hougoumont. Finally the selection fell to Sergeant James Graham, of the light company of Coldstreams. He had distinguished himself greatly all day particularly at a Critical tune when the French broke into the courtyard of the chateau. Graham'a crowning act of courage was to rescue his wounded brother from a burning outhouse under a hot musketry fire. jMany of his comrades freely mentioned his name as the most worthy to receive the annuity, and it was a popular choice.

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