DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2480, 5 June 1915, Page 6

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER

LIEUT. B. C. FREYBERG. London, June 3. Lieutenant Bernard Cecil Freyberg, of the Naval Reserve, a New Zealander, has bean awarded the Distinguished Service Order for services at the Dardanelles. Lieutenant-Commander Bernard Freyberg (youngest son of the late ILr. James Freyberg, who was for some years Government Timber Expert in New Zealand), was born in Richmond, Surrey, 26 years ago, and camo to Wellington with his parents when he was a little over two years of age. After receiving his education at Wellington College, he adopted dentistry as a profession, qualifying in Dunedin. In March of last year he left for San Francisco, where he practised his profession for a time. He then went to Mexico, where he took part in the war there, and had some very exciting experiences. When the European war broke out he made his way to London, and enlisted in the Naval Brigade, in which arm of the service ho has received rapid and well-morited promotion. Wounded at Antwerp, where ho greatly distinguished himself, he was sent back to London for treatment, and on recovering was dispatched to the Dardanelles, Tvhere he again received some wounds. For several years ho was one of Wellington's most prominent swimmers. Lieut. Freyberg's hurt (sustained at Antwerp) was partial . electrocution through coming into contact with a wire which formed part of the outer defences of the city. Aftor the retirement from Antwerp of the Royal Marines, with whom ho was serving under Major G. S. Richardson (formerly of Wellington), he was removed for treatment to tho Hospital at Ostend, and on the German approach on that seaside town, was taken to England. It l's said that Mr. Freyberg lost the use of his arms for some weeks through the effect of the electrical charge he received.