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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 113, 26 November 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)

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TEACHER HERO'S ORE; The King has awarded t Cross to the undernientione* most conspicuous bravery mination jn the Uallipoli from August 7-9:

LIEUTENANT WILLIAM FORSHAW, 1/9 Battalion, The M Regiment, Territorial Fo When holding the northof the "Vineyard," he wj and heavily bombed by Turl vanced time after time by tl es which converged at 'this 1 ho held his own, not only d men and encouraging them ing himself with the utmos to danger, but persohail; bombs continuously for 41 hi his detachment was relieve hours he volunteered to co direction of operations. T during the night of August again heavily attacked, and Turks got over the barricade shooting three with his r« led his men forward and reel When he rejoined his ba was choked and sickened fumes, badly bruised by a fi fhrapnell, and could barely 1: from continuous bomb throw

It was due to his persona magnificent courage, and ; that this very important c held. Lieutenant Forshaw is i years of age and the eldestu Thomas Forshaw, an offieisP Vickers' works, Barrow-in-Fi was educated at the AV Training College, and for a « took up a post at the Barrow Afterwards he became a send nt Lancaster, and two and a ago he was assistant mast< North Manchester Grammar

He joined the Army when ' out and was promted to a li l in November last. He is a Icte, and at the regimental Cairo won a championship cu Lieutenant Forshaw is nov convalescent. He has receivi ous telegrams expressing a< General Douglas has wired hi General Sir'lan Hamilton's lat'ons on his well-deserved

< Eye-witnesses say that U Forshaw was magnificent. H bombthrowing as if it were li ing. Lieutenat Forshaw, ] looked thoroughly happy all t Interviewed by a correspon lieutenant said he was terribl and had never enjoyed anythi than the desperate fight. AI that time he smoked continu the purpose of lighting the fu: bombs, which are made oui tins.

This, coupled with the fum bombs, brought on sickness ai pleto loss of voice lasting sevc Lieutenant Forshaw 6aid, " strange feeling suddenly to Turks facing you. There is noi a revolver in such circumstai 6hot my first man as he was at to bayonet a corporal, a seco was running for our ammuniti third as he was attempting to me. AH was over in a few sect the Turks had fled." When Lieutenant Foisha* with his half, company to tjfl lotted him he real'sed that* hold on at all costs to his p( save the line. Lieutenant Ft shortly proceeding to England