HOW A SURGEON WON THE VICTORIA CROSS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2287, 22 November 1889, Page 2

HOW A SURGEON WON THE VICTORIA CROSS

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Bombay Infinity (to tun mourned Infantry of wbioh oorpa Sutgeon OrimmlD was attached), stated that m the aoUornew Lwektw, Eastern Kster.nl, on Jsb. Ist, four men charged with Mm ioto the midst of a largo body of the enemy, who were moving off fora the Kareu left flank, snd two me were bad'y woundec. He iif Sargeon Crlmmln attending one of the men about two hundred yards v the teir. Karens were arouad the pasty In every direction, and he a»w *tvar*s fuse at Gritnmln and the wounced man A Sapoy then galloped np to Surgeon Orlmmin, and tbe latter joined the fi/.hticg line which then osme up. Lieutenant Tighe further atatoa tlit.t v*ry >ljorily afterwards they were engaged In driving the enemy from small clumps of trees aid batrbon, In wrhfoh tboKareno took sheber. Near cao of f .boa? c uinpa he a*w Surgeon Orlmmin attending * wounded man Several Karens rushed at hit?. Surgeon Oflmmia fiiust his eword through < ne of them and attaoked a second, a third Kiutn then dropped from the fim of a Sepoy. upon which the remaining X >ren fl id.