1940-06-26 — Page 10

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THEM AN

GIVE

ARRAS

STAR

The epic struggle of the B.E.F. from | the 2nd Army, to say we had been

May 10 onwards should be com- memorated at once in the form of a campaign medal.

awarded six M.C.s, six D.C.M.s and 23 Military Medals and that he was coming down himself to present them.

Then men who have fought through three nightmare weeks in Flanders It was a great moment when he have earned the admiration of friend | arrived to pin the medals on - the and foe alike.

boys' chests, but I kicked myself for a

They should now have something on their chests to show for it.

to

The Mons Star was awarded those who took part in the first three months' fighting in 1914. Why not an Arras Star to-day?

become

Men so decorated do not conceited because their comrades envy them the distinction, They feel a quiet confidence in themselves due to

And experience gained.

this it is which is such a valuable asset to the Army as a whole.

Inspecting officers on parade stop in front of a new campaign medal, not so much to congratulate the wearer as to inquire-between one another-how he fighting man and fared when meeting the enemy. The campaigner thus becomes a respon- sible person who has valuable know- ledge to impart to his comrades of

all ranks..

I urge, therefore, that no time should be lost in providing our heroic B.E.F. with a mark of recognition for their deeds.

'So far, we have had no Victoria Crosses in this war. Why?

Most of the British decorations in this war have been rightly earned by 1 lb. the Navy and the Air Force, but now

the Army has come into its own. In- dividual deeds of valour must have

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the British Army.

EIGHT WITNESSES Here I would like to point out that the Army is at a severe disadvantage compared with the other two Services, To obtain a Victoria Cross for a man, his Commanding Officer must have eight witnesses, four of whom should belong to other units.

it

This rule was devised to keep the standard of the award high, and certainly had that effect in the last war, because very few C.O.s had the time or opportunity to collect sufficient

evidence. Nor are they likely to have had much chance during the past three weeks' fighting.

When a ship is in action it is dif- ferent, and the same applies to a squadron of aeroplanes. Individual deeds may be seen and noted under, perhaps,--more favourable_conditions.

But on land, witnesses must be collected and forms filled in, and when all the necessary evidence is collected it may be destroyed by bomb-and nobody gets anything at

all.

WOMEN ADORE MEDALS

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-By LT.-COL. T. A. LOWE

long time afterwards that I had not kept awake long enough to write 60 stories instead of only 35. In his heart of hearts

every Ser- vice man loves medals. What is per-

important still is haps more

that women adore them.

There is no finer thrill in the world than to parade before his Majesty and have a decoration pinned on your jacket. And then to walk through the gate of Buckingham Palace afterwards with a girl on your arm all rigged up in her best clothes, and get "shot" by a Press photographer, makes you feel like a million dollars.

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MAGNIFICENT WORK OF R.A.F. OFFICER

London, To-day.

A remarkable story of per- sonal dash and courage is revealed in the ment of the award of the

announce-

D.S.O. to Flight-Lt. Soden, who is reported missing.

Soden's flight was ordered to France at short notice and during the fol- lowing two days he acted as leader of many combats against the enemy.

He personally shot down five enemy aircraft and possibly two more while his flight destroyed further seven.

On one occasion Soden attacked single-handed between 50 and 60 enemy fighters, destroying one of them.

On another occasion, while the I remember, as a young C.O. in 1918, writing out 35 stories of in- aerodrome was being bombed, Soden dividual bravery, all signed and wit-jumped from the shelter of the trench nessed on the necessary forms. It and climbed into the nearest fighter was a heavy task, but it was worth aircraft without knowing whether it doing, and when it was completed I was fully fuelled or armed, and de- went to sleep exhausted with the spite the presence of delayed action fatigue of battle and slept for 24 bombs on the aerodrome, covered in hours.

smoke, took off and attacked a great- Soden is a Lon- ly superior force. doner and is 23 years old.-Reuter.

I was awakened by Lord Plumer, then in

OH I COULD RIDE ON LIKE THIS FOREVER- I HAVEN'T A CARE IN

THE WORLD-

a signal from command of

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By George McManus

Copr. 1960, King Festures Syndicat

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