THE D.C.M.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 December 1915, Page 5

THE D.C.M.

GALLANT MAORILANDERS. DEEDS OF OUR HEROES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, Nov. 29. Distinguished Conduct Medals have been awarded to the following New Zcalanders:— Field Artillery.—o. Hill, E. Edwards, Driver N. Clark, Fitter D. Inglis, Bombardier J. Thomson, Gunner J. Rankin. Other units,—Caserhurg (Mounted Rifles), Sergeant A. Atkins (Canterbury), Troopers D. O'Connor and H. Pidgeon (Canterbury), Lance-Corporal IT. Skinner (Otago), Privates C. Becker, F. Mahoncy (Wellington). Edwards'and Clark, at Hill CO, volunteered to carry water under shell ftrc to extinguish a fire in a round pit containing fifty high explosive shells, and accomplished the task. Inglis and Thomson, when three guns were put out of action, repaired them and got them into action under heavy fire. Rankin, under continuous fire, laid a wire over a broken telephone section, enabling the battery commander to resume control. Casefturg, at Hill CO, went out several times under heavy fire,' and guided a number of detached parties, who had scattered in the darkness and lost their bearings. Atkins led a section and captured and held a strongly defended enemy position which was directing heavy fife on the head of an ndvancing column. O'Connor, though slightly wounded, en«*rmi i, own ,„„■> am ] carried ,-„

t says that Frederick Slmld, a broker, has returned from Berlin with a circumstantial story of Miss Cavell's death. Among German military and diplematic officials the execution is now regarded as a blunder, with an unfavorable psychological result for the German cause. Thirty soldiers were assigned for the execution, and twenty of these had blank cartridges. Miss Cavell was weak and helpless in her cell. She was led to the courtyard and seated in a chair, but fainted and fell on the paving. The soldiers begged permission to shoot instantly, but the. officers wished to revive her. The men said it was beyond human endurance, and the officers permitted them to shoot. Only one bullet struck her and penetrated the brain.