MERITORIOUS CONDUCT OF POSTAL OFFICIAL
(Ollicial N.Z. Corresjnnidont with J Force]
Received Tuesdav, 7 p.ui. • OHOFU, June 21. ; It is rathcr unusual for an armyj settling down to peacetime .routine, toi record an instance of ineritorious cou- [ duct involving personal bravery, aud ; perhaps more unusual when the unitj concerned is the Post Oflice which does | a uscful but. hardly dramatic job. To- 1 day, ho-wevcr, .foutino ordcrs carry aj com-mcndatiou for mcritorious conduct displayed by W.O. II R. O. Thompson, of Raetihi, of the New Zealand Postal Unit. On. thc night of June 6 f^ergeantMajor -Thompson, with three other members of the postal unit, found three Japanese, had brokcn into tlic Post Offlee. The Japanese immediatcly made off pursued bj' the New Zealanders. Thompson caught one of the intrudors who drew a knife and stabbed' him iu the lcg. Althougli sulTcring from heavy lo.ss yf blood, Thompson continued lo struggle with the Japanese until liolp arrived. He received the New Zealand commander 's congratulations for his prompt and effieient action.
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 June 1946, Page 2
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