SOUDAN HEROES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1778, 3 September 1884, Page 2

SOUDAN HEROES.

At Windsor, on July 3, the Queen confered the Victorian Cross and distinguished service medals on the noncommissioned officers and men. The first to receive the much-coveted decoration was Quartermaster-sergeant Marshall, of the 19th Hussars. The gallant soldier gained his distinction on February 29, at the battle of El Teb, when he saved the life of Colonel Barrow, who, while charging, with the the second line, was speared. The weapon entered the officer's left side, and on drawing it out he fainted, his horse being killed almost immedi. ately afterwards. Sergeant Marshall although surrounded by the Soudanese, contrived to drag Colonel Barrow out of the melkto a plane.of safety, Ser-,j geant Phipps, of die 19th H ussars, waa i of awarded the medal for saving the life Corporal Cramp, of the 10tl\ Hussars, I at the battle of El Teh. Gunner | William Hansen, of the M Battery Ist Brigade Royal Artillery, performing a similar service for a comrade, Gunner J. Oavell, by knocking his assailant down with a rammer, at Tamai, Color sergeant Charles Wake, of the Ist York and Lancaster Regiment, was the centre sergeant of his battalion's ftie, and while engaged at El Teb was suddenly confronted by four Soudanese two of which he despatched, but after his bayonet had been bent was speared by the through the left I]i|li tl)e weapon causing a wound of 4in! he was rescued and sent to the rear on a stretcher carried by four Egyptians. Color-sergeant William Hay ward, Ist York and Lancaster, re- [ oeived the decoration for bravery at El Teb ; and Sergeant Frank Webb, of the same regimant, was awarded it for gallantly aiding Color-sergeant Wake when wounded in the battle, sergeant John ajsq of the Ist York and Lancaster, gained the medal for courageous conduct in the face of the enemy when his superior officer, Captain Littledale, was severely wounded at El Teb, Henry ]st Yqrk and Lancaster, assisted jn capturing a battery of four guns, apid was among the first to rush the pits sheltering the enemy at El Teb, where Lance, sergeant Henry James, }st York and Lancaster, gaM medal for bravely. Henry Baxter, Ist York ant] Jjancaster, went to the assistance of Captain Littledale, who was hon do combat, struggling upon the ground with a Soudanese. Corporal •David Dossett, Ist fork and Lancaster, also received the medal for bravery. After lying under fire on the night of February 12, he apd Captain Tebbett, Unaided, engaged the enemy on the following morning at Taraai, Corporal Dossett also led the Marines during the obarge upon the two-gun battery at El Teb, on hearing the order given for the advance.

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