BRAVERY AT THE FRONT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 270, 15 November 1901, Page 2

BRAVERY AT THE FRONT.

THBEE V.O.'S. I The decoration of tho Victoria Cress was recently conferred by the King on the undermentioned officers and noncommissioned officers for their conspicuous bravery in South Africa: L eutenant F. W. West Australian Infantry.—At Brakpan, on May 16th, 1901, when retiring through a ht,avy fiie after hoi the right ilank, Lieutenant B 11 no iced a man dismounted, and returned and took him up behind him. The bdree ( not being equal to the weight, fell Mth them, Lieutenant Bell tben remained behind aud covered the man's retirement til! he was out of danger. Lieutenant W. J. English, 2nd Scottish Hors\—T.ds officer with five men was holding the right of a position at Vlakfonteiu on July 3rd, 1901, during an attack by the Bo?rg, Two of his men ware killed* and two wouudei, but the position was still held/largely owing to Lieutenant E igliah's personal | pluck. When the ammunition ran short, he went over to the next party and obtained more. To do this he had to cross some fifteen yards of open 1 ground under a heavy fire, at a range of from 20 <o 30 yards, j i Farrier-Mg rW. J. Hatdha'm, 4th Ne.v Ze*!nnt tJorUiog.iut.—On January 28tb, 190', Naaupoort, this non-com-missioned officer was with a sec'.iou which was extended, and ho ly engaged with a paity of about 20 Boers. Just before the f.irej commenced to rt tire, Tro jper McOrac wounded 6Dd bis I horse kille i. Farrier-Major Hardham at once weDt, under a heavy firo, to his assistance, dismounted, and pl-tced him | on his own horse, ar.d ran alongside un- ! til h i h'd guidid him to a pl.ee of I safety, j