The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
VICTORIA CROSSES
FOR 3 CANADIANS
Cant. Strimgcr. Corporal Fisher
and Scrgt. Hall Named by
the "GaZcttc."
MANY on D.. s. O. LIST
s,,c,i cabie Despatch to The sen

N.rV EFNItfl ~ NUItt NoiltultH bltttI W
o,s 3 cant. Francis Alexander Caron
s.-,mger of the Canadian Army Medical
s.rv,ce. medical officer of the Fourteenth
battalion. Royal Montreal Regiment.
On the afternoon OF April IS. In the
.,shhorhood OF Ypres. when in charge
can advanced dressing station In farm
landings which were being heavily
.S.lled by the enemy, Capt. Strimger.
under heavy fire. directed the removal
., the wounded and himself carried a
severely wounded officer out OF a stable
~ a place Of greater safety. When he
found himself unable alone to carry the
onrer further he remained with tina
wounded man under fire till help was
lance Corporal Frederick Fisher ~
,se Thirteenth Battalion was also
awarded the Victoria Cross. ON April
., In the nelghborhood of Saint-Julieu
Ma wen, forward with the machine gun
~ which he was in charge. under heavy
An. He ~gallantly assisted in covering
the retreat of the battery, losing o u
men.
killed GOING Into Action.
later. after obtaining four more men.
\. wen, forward again TO the firing line
and was himself killed while bringing
his machine gun into action under a very
heavy fire in order to cover the advancs
Of supports.
third Victoria Cross is awarded 10
Color Sergeant Frederick william Hal
| Of the Eighth Canadian Battalion. on
Anil O.. in the neighborhood OF Ypres,
| when a wounded man lying fifteen yards
from the trench called for help Com
pany Sergeant-Major Hall e~ndeavoret
10 reach him in the face of a very heavy
enflade fire which was being poured IN
BY the enemy. Company Sergeant-Majol
| Hall then made a second and most gal
Ian, attempt and was in the act Of
| lifting up the wounded man and bring
ing him In when he fell mortally wounded
In the head.
The Gd:ctte also the fol.
| lowing awards for services In the mill
iAry operations in the field
To be Companions of the Bath Col
and temporary Brighten. Arthur VIII.
IAN Currie Of the Second Canadian In
Aniry Brigade. Col. and temporar,
Bris Gen. Malcolm Smith Mercer of tn,
| Third Canadian Infantry Brigade. Col
| tAA N'illfbl MY pIiSsN'fNIs bi'iiilN
| Ernest William Turner. V. c., ID. :. o.
4 the First Canadian Infantry Brigade
| Lieut-Col. n temporary Brig Gen
Henry Edward Burstall OF the hi
visonsl Artillery of the First Canadian
Division. Lieut.-Col. and temporary Col
Gilbert Lafayette Foster of the Cana
l:an Army Medical Corps.
To I've Companions of 81. Michael ant
$, George Lieut. Col. Robert Gil
more Edwards Leckie OF the sixteenth
Canadian Battalion. Lieut.-Col. Fred
erick Samuel Lampson Ford OF tn,
Canadian Army Medical Corps.
Comps, Mons Of the u. s. q.
T, be Companions OF the Distin
guished Service Order: Lieut.-Col
" ". Burland of the Fourteenth Cana
dan Battalion. Lieut.. Col. q. X
Hughes OF the First Canadian Division
stan Lieut. Col. r. Kemmis Betty OF tn
First Canadian Division. Stan Lieut..
| Col F O.. W. Loom!s OF the Thirteenth
Canadian Battalion, Major J.. Ballan
tyne Of the Fourth Canadian Battalion
Major g. Godson Godson OF the Six
tenth Canadian Battalion. Major w.
King OF the Tenth Battery of the Thir,
Canadian Artillery Brigade. Major r. A
Lister Of the Canadian Divisional Sig
nal Company, Major w. r. Marshall o
he Fifteenth Canadian Battalion
Major II. II. Matthews of the Eight
Canadian Battalion, Major q. s, 7
Pragnell of the Fifth Canadian Bat
TALON, Capt. c. c.. Arthur OF the Tent
Canadian Battalion. Capt. and tenn
porary Major II. A. Chisholm Of tn
Canadian Army Medical Corps. Cap,
and temporary Lieut. Col. J. H.. Mac
Brif Of the First Canadian Division
stan, Capt. \. MacPhail of the FRS
Field Company of Canadian Engineers
capt r II. McKillip of the CANADIAN
Army Medical Corps, Capt. ]. II. Park
o. the First Canadian Battalion.
The Military Cross Is awarded to Cap
g. NJ. Alexander Of the Fifteenth Cam
dian Battalion, Capt. A. X. Haywood J
the Canadian Army Medical Corps. At
tacned to the Third Canadian Ba,
| TALON; Capt. j. H.. Lyme Evans OF IN
Third Canadian Battalion. Capt. A. G
Turner Of the Second Canadian Battal
ION, Lieut.. e. f. Crabbe of Princess Pa
trlc'a's Canadian Light Infantry. Lieu
II r ". Hertzberg of the Second Fsf
company OF Canadian Engineers. Lieu
y G. NJ Mcleod OF the Eighth Cana
dan Battalion, Lieut.. J. VI. Scandrett .
me Twelfth Battery Of the Third Can
dsn Artillery Brigade, Lieut.. ]. NJ. Scot
~ tho Eighth Canadian Battalion, Lieu
X n Webb OF the Canadian Army Sci
wee Corps and Regimental Sergeant
MAJOR J Jeffrey OF the Thirteenth Cana
dan Battalion.
TO receive the Distinguished Condu'
Medal: Private II. VI. Adams of tn
'anad!a7 Signal Company. acting Serg
l. Adanson Of the Third Canada
battalion. Lance Corporal q. w. Allan :
ne Terth Canadian Battalion. Privat
W Bachelor Of the Second Canada
battalion. Private r. W. Birdseye Of n
sf>ond Canadian Battalion, Privat
h BloXham Of the Tenth Canada
bat'al on, Sergt. r. NJ. Brown of III
Canad'tu Army Medical Corps. Serg
4. NJ calde" Of the Fifteenth Canada
battalion. Lance Corporal r. j. Case
men' Of the First Field Company of Ca
MADAM Eng noers. Corporal T. CASTLE
O. IN" Canadian Signal Company. Sci
rtant-''iior \ T. clifton Of the Cans
nan Amy Medical Corps. Private j, !
lowell ~ the Fifth Canadian Battalion
p7'af" " Danson of the Thirteent
canadian Battalion.
seq J Dongall ~ the Sixteenth ca
nad.'n Battalion, Private w. Duncan
No Canadian Signal Company, Privat
| AN " -hstouc Of the Second Canada
na'''.ou, Scr-t. f. Ives of the Thir
rahiR.on Battalion, Corporal r. +. Ker
Leay ~ the Canadian Signal Compan!
Ffl7'e \ ", Kaye q the Fourth Ca
madam Battalion, Sergt. w. II. Dugde
W '0' seventh Canadian Battalion. Pr
,a'" Il " IoSlyn Of the Fifth Canada
battalion, Sergt, c. Lunn OF the 81,
Mea'h Canadian Battalion, Private J
NaHA't''ir of the Canadian Signal Con
pan}, Se"gt J. Macdonald Of the "a
ta'Ian D.''si nal Train. Private J. !
maI'''o Of the Fourteenth Canada
ha''i.... Private T Mcclure Of Il
N".o.d madam Battalion, Private
/ VI Nh. ms Of the seventh Canadian IA