Military Medals Given Canadian Soldiers for Heroic Deeds on Field

(By Leased Wire)

LONDON, Sept. 27- The notices of award of the Military Cross to seven Canadian officers and the D.C.M. to one Mounted Rifles private, announced in the Gazette  last night, read:

Military Cross Awards-
"After a raid Lieut. Bole worked with two other officers for 45 minutes under heavy fire, clearing casualties. He did fine work throughout the raid and afterwards."

Lieut. Owen Sydney Dunn, infantry:
"When sent with a patrol to secure a prisoner he surprised a party of the enemy and severely wounded one of them. The enemy then retired, throwing bombs,  pursued by Lieut. Dunn, who finally brought the wounded man back after dispersing the enemy party with bombs and repelling a rescue party."

Lieut. Ernest Dorland Hicks, Canadian forces attached to the Royal Flying corps:
"Lieut. Hicks brought down two enemy machines and drove back three others. On one occasion he came down to 300 feet and dropped bombs on a station".

Captain Ivavn Steel Ralston, infantry:
"During an attack, although twice buried by shell fire, Captain Ralston refused to leave the front line until relieved 48 hours later. He showed great coolness and judgment in organizing his defenses."

 Lieut. Harry Roy Urie, Engineers:
"When the enemy blew a camouflet (small mine)  damaging one of our galleys in which some men were working, he entered the shaft, at great personal risk, and succeeded in getting out four of the five men to safety. The fifth man had been killed in the explosion."

Lieut. John Gordon Young, infantry:
"At a critical time he went out to the front line and re-organized our bombers, with them recapturing a  bombing post which had been lost. Later he went over the parapet and brought in wounded prisoners."

Captain Arthur Bowen von Straubenze, Royal Artillery:
"He set a fine example to his men during heavy shelling. On one occasion he kept his battery in action under heavy shellfire, exposing himself the whole morning while moving from one gun to another to encourage his men until the shelling ceased."

Distinguished Conduct Medal

The award of the D. C. M. to Private McNamara, of the Mounted Rifles, (No. 415151), is for going "in broad daylight, in full view of the enemy, to bring in  a wounded sergeant, exposed to machine gun and rifle fire.

Victoria Crosses

The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Lieut. Thomas Orde Lawler Wilkinson, of the North Lancashire Rifles, who was killed July 25. He was 22 years old and the second son of C. E. Wilkinson, of Comox, B.C.  He was a surveyor at Victoria. He enlisted early in the war with the Canadian Gordon Highlanders.

Lieutenant Wilkinson was decorated for "most conspicuous bravery" during an attack when a party from another unit were retiring  without their machine gun. Lieutenant Wilkinson rushed forward with two of his men and got the gun into action and held up the enemy until they were relieved later, when the advance was checked. During a bombing attack he forced his way forward and found four or five men from different units stopped by a solid block of earth over which the enemy was throwing bombs. With great pluck and promptness he mounted the machine gun on top of the parapet and dispersed the enemy bombers. He subsequently made two most gallant attempts to bring up a wounded man but in his second attempt he was shot through the heart just before reaching the man. He set a magnificent example of courage and self-sacrifice.

The Victoria Cross was also given to the Rev. William Robert Addison Chaplain, who early in his life lived in a Canadian lumber camp. He carried a wounded man and assisted several others to cover. By his splended example and utter disregard for danger he encouraged the stretcher bearers to go forward under a heavy fire.

Extracted by J. Kynman.