STALKED AND SHOT 33 SNIPERS
Hulme’s Lone-Handed Feats
ENEMY MORTAR CREW
KILLED
Sergeant Huhne’s award is made for conspicuous service at Malemi, Galatos, Suda Bay. and Stylos between May 20 and May 28. .
“This non-commissioned officer exhibited the most outstanding and inspiring qualities of leadership, initiative, skill and. endurance and the most conspicuous . gallantry and devotion to duty from the commencement of the heavy fighting in Crete on May 20 fill he was wounded in action on May 28,”. states the citation. “On the ground' overlooking Malemi aerodrome on May 20 and 21 he personally led parties of his men from an area held by a field punishment centre sub-unit and destroyed enemy organized parties who had established themselves in front of our position, from which they brought heavy rifle, machine-gun and mortar fire to bear on our defence posts.
“Sergeant Huhne personally
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Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 95, 24 October 1941, Page 4
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