GALLANT CONDUCT.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1917, Page 3

GALLANT CONDUCT.

SPLENDID HEROISM AND LEADERSHIP SHOWN. (From Captain Malcolm Ross, Official Correspondent with the New Zealand Forces.) London, August 13. In all the recent lighting in whicl: the ij'ew Zealanders took part there I was nothing finer than the splendid heroism and leadership of a Welling ton corporal. Specially detailed to attack find capture an enemy machinegun position in an isolated cstamiiiet, he led his men forward only to corn* unexpectedly upon another gun that was sending out a continuous stream or. bullets and holding up the advance fltt the left. Ke immediately attackeii this position, killed several "of the gau 1 wow, and put the rest to flight. After this adventure he was able to get only three of his men togethc-jf. and with these three lie proceeded to gain his ultimate objective. Observing that a frontal attack would mean destruction to his little band, he led the party through some thistles and attacked from the rear. As soon aa they were close enough, the intrepid quartette threw bombs at the crew and rushed upon the Germans, killing four, and putting the rest to flight, and ■■apturing the gun and the position. Leaving two men behind to remove the gun, the corporal took the remaining man with him and advanced on a reconnoitring expedition as far as oui' barrage would permit. He brought back valuable information. Throughout.the whole of these operations enemy shells were pounding into the position, machine-gun and. rifle fire.