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August 2, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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detachment fought till KING VISITS CANADIANS

British

man

last

dead

had been given. The buildings were blazing. Lance-Coral, Jackson,

of

the Camerons, "showed great cour- nge and complete disregard for his own safety in evacuating many

ATTACKED by the enemy, a British post in France fought wounded who were lying in the open on until every man was either killed or wounded.

Robert

Kuns, With their anti-tank The Germans, approaching near. called on the post's commanderplatoon put twenty-one enemy tanks Second Lieutenant

John out of action. Byde-Thomson, of the Durbin Light tafantry to cur

Burremler.

the

He answered-by shooting enemy leader and hurling a hand grenade which dispersed the rest.

Be

anted organised escaped counter-attack. Later in the satne day he brought in a wounded man under hravy fire.

His heruism in the face of extreme danger earsed for him a Miltary Cross--one of Aftren announced by the War Office,

Twelve

Conduct Distinguished Medals und eighteen Mibiary Medals were Riso announced,

Another afkeer receive the

He too receives the Military Cross. Platoon Sergeant-Major Milligan, also of the Camerons, is one of the men to receive the DC.M

The official account of his bravery cays

a

in front of headquarters, the "He carried the men to the rear of the building under heavy machine and mortar fire and had Eun re them placed on transport. But for his endless and bravery many more men would have been lost."

Bis was another story of gallantry whileht earned the M.M."

Another was Lance-Corporal L. the Royal Berkshire "By his skill and leadership two Smeeten, of enery machine guns and fifteen Regt.

His section post was isolated from prisoners were captured; the saune night he took part in an attack, the rest of the company,

"His

and personat example and though wounded five times

the His cour

powers of leadership," says continued the advance.

oMelal account, "enabled him to leadership showed Age and

hold the enemy at bay, and for splendid example to his men."

thirty-six hours he kept his post Private Brooks, of the Queen's

in action against continual pres-] Regimen Lassee carried despatches

a despatch rider:~

sure from the enemy," .At La between

batuation headquarters! There is told, too, the story of V. Tilbury Prior, of the company headquarters through Private

shelling aral continuals

small Queen's Regt, another to win the com arms fire with total disregard for AL.M.

until he was Private Prior is a despatch rider personal safety

duties with His company surrounded, be

finally blown off his machine by who "carried out his fired his two machine guns until

and most

coolness shell.

conspleuous there Wil

Ammunition left.

Lance-Carpl. W. Rutherford, of the Then he destroyed the guns, and

"More especially did he distin- extricated his men by using Royal Scuts, also won a M.M. when through

the The enemy lines after he showed onsplexus bravery in gulsh himself at La Basste, where he

| driving truck which evacuated was hpast ontinuously, on dark. Sceend 1irateuant Donaki Fraser lover 100 casualties under Incessant rond between Battalion Headquarters and forward companies, and carried Callander, of the Camerens, was in shell-fire.

During a tonk attack on battalion cut his duttes through shelling and charge of a platoon attacked by

beadquarters the order to withdraw! continual low bombing attacks. tanks.

Military Cross was 1lentennt fact- Ing Captain John Malcolm Thorne Churchill, of the Manchester Rei- ment,

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