FREYBURG'S FINISHING TOUCH

Taihape Daily Times, 31 January 1919, Page 5

FREYBURG'S FINISHING TOUCH

A specially interesting reference to the final "stunt performed by Bri-gadier-General Freyburg, V.C., in the Great War is made by Captain Frank P. Johnson R.A.M.C., in a hotter to his parents. Writing from; Belgium on November 16, Captain Johnson states: "I just .arrived in time for the scurry after the Bcehe, and wc wore chasing - over the country, to some tune. When X got back to this brigade, I found the most famous New Zealand V.C. in command, and cvcrybodv in it thinks he is the only gen-

ior,al in the British Army. On the morning of the armistice hostilities, were to cease at 11 a.m., so ‘Tiny’ gathered some cavalry together, galloped them about nine miles, and just caught the Bochc in the is.ct of blowing up a bridge in this town (tne bridge was not blown up.) He rounded them up, and altogether got 100 prisoners and four officers at 10.58 a.m. He had very few wounded with

his squadron, and only received sa. bullet in (lie pommel of his saddle for himself. He rounded up some 300 more Huns, but had to lot them go as the ‘‘whistle had blown.’’ Our ordcis were to advance as far as possible by 11 a.m. and ‘Tiny’ put a finishing touch on an already brilliant career during the great war. Ho captured amongst others tne commandant of the town, who required an escort of about 20 to get him away, as the populace would have liked a slight discussion with the gentleman and tried to get it.”