HONOURS LIST

Nelson Evening Mail, 27 September 1916, Page 5

HONOURS LIST

AN AUSTRALIAN- V.C. HERO. (Australian, and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Sept. 26. A 'Gazette details further •T"Uid.> oi war honours. The recipients includes Sergeant Claude Charles Castleton, ol the Australian 'Machine Gun Company. who is awarded the Victoria Cross. During an attack on enemy trenches the infantly were temporarily driven back Iby an intense machine gun fire, and many wounded were left in 'No Man's Land, shell holes. Oastleton went twice m face of an intense fire and brought in a wounded man on his back. He was 'bringing in the third when he was himself hit m the back and killed' instantlv. , set a splendid example of courage and self-sacrifice. There are 11 other awards of the Victoria 'Cross, including Private Albert Hill, of the Welsh Fusiliers, who, surroundedl by 20 of the enemy, attacked them with bombs and killed and woiinda 1 ? U ?? b ? r - 1 . :He fou ffht his wav back, to the British lines.

INDIAN'S HEROISM. (Rec. Sept. 27, 8.50 a.m.) at -j m t. LONDON, Sept. 26. JNaik Sliahamad Khan: of the Puniaubie=, who has 'beera awarded, the Victoria ■Oross_ was an -charge of a, machine sun covering a gap in our lines within ISO yards of the enemy's entrenchments. He beat off three • counter-attacks and worked the gun single handed!, after all the men except .two belt fillers (became casualties. .Shaharaad held the gap for three hours until it was made secure. "When the .gun was knocked- out fee and the belt fillers held the groundl with rifles. Later he brought gum ammunition and! a severely wounded man- back. Finally Shahamjadj •Tefc'UTOiecL alone to Temove the remaining arms and l equipment. With great gallantry and determination) lie saved out line. Thurty-s'x D.S.O.S. include ten Australians. Of 251 military crosses, 102 aire British, 40 Australian, 6 Canadian*.- aild' 4 South