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Club. I jumped out of my rickshaw, ran through the ground
floor, and out on to the slip. I saw some thing which
appeared to be a child in the water, about 20 yards from me
and 50 from mouth of the tunnel. The tide seemed high. I
pulled my coat off and swam out to him and brought him in,
helped at the end by some V.R.C. bathers. The child groaned
when I caught hold of him. He had a very swollen fore he ad and
a deep gash at the back of his head. I did not know then who
he was. A police ambulance came and I went with it and the
boy to Government Civil Hospital.
No X X.
Sa.
Pte. V. O'Kelly.
Sd.
9.W. Hamilton, P.M.
William George Giles, sworn,
as:
I was a Corporal on 22nd
June in the South Wales Borderers, stationed at Murray
Barracks.
I am now Lance Sergeant.
In the afternoon of that
day I was leaving the barracks by the rear steps near the
sentry box about 3.15 to 3.30 p.m. I am not sure which. as
I was half way up the steps I saw a commotion on the Bridge.
I looked over from the top of the steps into the nullah. (I
saw among others Pte. Sellars on the bridge.) I saw a small
I rushed back down European boy being washed down the nullah.
-
I should have
to the Serge mts Mess, jumped into the nullah.
said that after the boy I saw a European girl who I did not
recognise at the moment. I ran down the nullah a bit and just
entered the tunnel and found the little girl I think not mev.
moving along. I saw a N.A.A. F.I employee also in the nullah.
I saw no other Chinese at the moment. I picked up the girl
whom I then recognised as Mary fine, brought her out and
handed her to Mr. Bowles or to a private I'm not sure which.
No X X.
Ky
sd. W. G. Giles, L. Sgt.
så. E.W. Hamilton, P.M., 8/8/34
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