SIX HUNDRED V.C.'S.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 April 1919, Page 7

SIX HUNDRED V.C.'S.

With the latest, list of Y.C. ’s, the number of recipients of the highest honour to bo gained on the battlefield reaches GOO for the campaign, in. addition to two bars awarded to officers who had previously won the decoration. This total compares with 522 bestowed in th e previous half-century, and provides an indication of the epic nature

/of the fighting,

It is probable that the roll of the great war heroes is not yet complete, though most of the deeds outlined in the new list wore performed in the final weeks of hostilities. The Lancashire Fusiliers has retained its proud position of Having gained more awards “For Valour” than any other individual regiment, with a total of seventeen; the Royal FusiliersJ the Rifle Brigade; and the Yorkshires, tying for second place with ten each.