"FOR VALOUR",

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2549, 25 August 1915, Page 7

"FOR VALOUR",

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright " . . London, August 23. Tho, following have been awarded (Victoria Crosses:— ' - Captain Paul Butler, Gold Coast Regiment: With, a party of. thirteen he attacked a hundred of the enemy in the Cameroons, capturing a machine- ' gun. t He* swam the Ekam River under ft brisk fire, and, after reconnoitring, swam baok. Captain Charles Foss, Bedfordshire Regiment: When the Germans captured., an important position at Neuvs Chapelle, in March, a counter-attack falling, only two surviving, Captain Foss, on his own initiative, dashed forward with eight men : under a heavy firo fend bombed the. position, which ho reoccupied, taking prisoner fifty-two Germans. Captain John Liddell, Flying Corps: In a. reconnaissance of Ostend and the bridges at Ghent, on July 31, his thigh was broken. _ Recovering consciousness after a fall of three thousand feet, ho succeeded in regaining control and returned safely, despite the control-wheel and throttle being smashed—an almost incredible achievement. Lieutenant Frcdcrick Campbell, of tho Canadian forces, since killed: Gallantly raiding German trendies at GivBEdhy, and, with a machine-gun, stemttiwg a countcr-attack. Corporal Cosgrovo, Munster Regiment: Conspicuous bravery in leading an attack from the beach against Turkish positions eastward of Capo Helles. He pulled down, single-handed, the entanglement posts. ! Corporal Smith, Manchoster Regiment: For great gallantry at Ypres in bringing wonndod 250 yards when exposed to machine-gun and rifle fire. . (Rec. August 24, 11.20 p.m.) London, August 24. Corporal Smith ("Issy"), was living In Australia at the outbreak of war, and served with tho Now Guinea Expedition. Ho then rejoined' the Manchester , Regiment as a reservist. Ho carried a sergeant from the vicinity of the German trendies at Ypres to the British trench, under a heavy, fire.