BAD BOY HEROES.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 6 December 1916, Page 2

BAD BOY HEROES.

Up to March 1 last 23,795 men and youths who had formerly been inmates of reformatory and industrial schools in England and Wales had entered the Navy or Army, says Mr. Her bert Samuel, the Home Secretary, in a letter to the West. Ham education authority. A large number have inscribed their names on the roll of honour by death or wounds; twenty-iww have been mentioned in despatches; fifty-two have been awarded Distinguished Conduct Medals, and nine have gained other decorations. Seventeen have been given commissions, and three have received the Victoria Cross. Mr. Samuel praises the work of the schools in the preparation of munitions, and adds: "The girls as well as the boys have been doing their share.' '