V.C'S STORY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 November 1915, Page 12 (Supplement)

V.C'S STORY.

BOMB-THROWING FOR HOURS SMOKTVG AS MEANS OF LIGHTING THE FUSES. Cairo, Sept. IS. Lieut. W, Forshaw, the Manchcstev Territorial officer who won the Vic toria Cross in the Gallipoli Peninsula, is here convalescent. He has been tin recipient of numerous tcj?grani3 ex. pressing admiration .•' ins gallantry. General Douglas wireu bis own ami General Sir lan Hamilton's congratuliv tions on his well-deserved award. Eye-witnesses «tate that Lieut. For shaw was magnificent. He treated bomb-throwing as if it were snowballing Lieut. Forshaw, iliey say, looked thor> oughly happy all the time.' Interviewed by Reuter's correspondent Lieut. Forshaw said he was terribly e* cited, and had never enjoyed an/thing better than the desperate" fight, "whicV lasted forty-four hours. aTj that time he smoked continuously, fot the purpose of lighting the fuses ol the bombs, which were constructed ouj of jam-tins. Hiis, coupled with thi fumes of the bombs, brought on sickness and a complete loss of voice lastiny several days.

Lieut. Forshaw said: "It was a strange feeling suddenly to see luigk Turks facing you. There is nothing like a revolver in such circumstances, 1 shot my first man as he was attempting to bayonet a corporal, a second as Ik was running for our ammunition, and a third as he was attempting to bayonet me. All was over in a few second* but the Turks had fled."

When Lieut. Forshaw came up with his half company to the post allotted him he realised that he had to hold on at all costs to his part of the line to save the position. Lieut. Forshaw is shortly proeeedin* to England for a rest. a