SOW ISSY SMITH WON THE V.C.
STORY OF. A GALLANT DEED. , By; Telegraph—l'jess AssoclaUon-Oopyright (Rec. September o, 3.45 p.m.) London, September 4. Lance-Corporal IssyStaith, describing how ho won. tho Victoria Cross, protesta that he "did iiotliihg hut bandage a wounded sergeant." Under a heavy v maclu'ne-gun firci he carried the sergeant •uphill to the reserve trench, a ! distance of 250 yards, and on. the way passed Lieutenant Shipster, who was immedi- . atoly hit in tho neck. " Laying the sergeant down, Smith rolled over and over till he reached Lieut-. Shipster,_bandaged him, aiid car- ■ ried liiin alongside the sergeant. Then ■ 'lie carried them alternately by short stages to within ten yards of the reservo tronchos. An officer then assisted Smith, who finally collapsed.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2559, 6 September 1915, Page 5
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122SOW ISSY SMITH WON THE V.C. Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2559, 6 September 1915, Page 5
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