AWARD FOR BRAVERY
SCOUT SILVER CROSS RESCUE FROM DROWNING CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. I. The second highest award which can be won by a Boy Scout for bravery was presented this'evening to David Stanley McLenaghan, aged 13, of the Somerfield Scout Troop. This award of the Scout Silver Cross was presented in recognition of. the conspicuous gallantry shown by McLenaghan in rescuing another boy, Brian Spurr, from drowning in a tidal creek at Okains Bay on January 18. It was mentioned that McLenaghan had attempted to rescue three boys who had got into difficulties, arid, though almost exhausted by his efforts, he rescued one and applied resuscitation before going for further help.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19401002.2.52
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Otago Daily Times, Issue 24418, 2 October 1940, Page 6
Word count
Tapeke kupu
110AWARD FOR BRAVERY Otago Daily Times, Issue 24418, 2 October 1940, Page 6
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in