A BRILLIANT EXPLOIT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 207, 21 May 1918, Page 5

A BRILLIANT EXPLOIT

INCIDENT ON THE NEW ZEALAND FRONT (Special Dispatch from tho New Zealand Officinl War Correspondent.) , Jloy 15. Last evening, in broad daylight, four men of tho Otago Etgiment, headed by a n.c.0., who is ono of our most daring scouts, carried out a brilliant enterprise. Prisoners were wanted, so they worked down a trench to a post that contained a machine-gun, and seven German;). These were found in their shelters, with no sentries on guard. Our patrol kilied or.o and were taking the other six biik with them when moro of tho enewy <veie R'C-n coming to the rescue of their captured comrades. Tho newcomers fired at ■ our patrol, but succeeded only in killing tiro of their own men. Tlie New /iealantiei'3. nothing daunted by this attack, held en to tho remaining four, and brought them safely into our lines. The prisoners ware from tho 41st Division, nnd stated that they wero expecting a British attack.

Wo are enjoying beautiful weather. Tho woods aro carpeted with grass ami flowers, and the trees are in full leafage. The peasants aro still '.niey ploughing and sowing (veil within the zone of artillery lire. Tho change from the mud and desolation of our late Flanders' sector has done much to raise tho spirit and moral of our roon.

May 16. Last evening about thirty Auckland men, under cover of a flanking protective barrage, mado a dash across to tho enemy position. In tho brief spaco of threo minutes they bad killed several of tho enemy and had returned with two prisoners. Thero were no casualties in tho raiding party. WAR HONOURS. The Military Medal has been awarded for acts' of gallantry in the field to the following:—Bombardier E. F. Newman, Gunner C. Gibson, Sergeant T). Mnyali, Bombardier J. W. M'Crae, GKnnw G. W. A. G. William, Gunner I. E. Hammond (Field Artillery). Private J. A. Batty (Wellington)'. Corporal T. Cutts, Lance-Corporal 1. E Feather, Lance-Corporal V. G. Simpson, Corporal S. A. Thomas (Canlor-Lun'ce-Corporal J. Frew, Private 0. D. Payne, Corporal E. A. Marshall, Corporal R. A. Palmer, Private G. D. Bomface, Private H. Crowther, Private J. Palmer, Private H. ]?. Kirk (Otago) Sergeant It. Eogarfcy, Rißemiui H. Moar, Corporal L. J. Whisker, Lance-Corporal G. A. Papwortli, Rifleman A. L. Peters, Sergeant B. L. Dixon, Sergeant 0. Jepson, Rifleman, S. H. Poolo (Rifle Brjgado). Corporal H. Fox (Trench Mortars). Lanco-Corporal M. Tiapn, (Pioneers). Private G. T. W. Green (Field Ambulance).