The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-21
RED CROSS MEETING
TO BE Held at the Washington Opera
House Friday Afternoon, May
9, ut p. NJ.

Cross Second War Campaign will be
held at the above time. The speak
ers are Captain Harris of the Eng
lish Army and the Hon. w. n Coch-
ran of this city. These two gentlemen
are now filling an itinerary which
comprises all of this section of Ken
lucky. The reports from the meet
ings indicate that both are being en-
received wherever they
have been. There Is no one in Mason
county who doesn't know Mr.. Coch-
rams capacity and record the follow
ing, the statement of the publicity
bureau of the Red Cross as to Cap
tain Harris.l
Captain Walker Kilroy Harris, M.
c., F. r. G.. s. Of Newcastle, New
South Wales, has been awarded sec
ond bar to the Military Cross and al
so the Distinguished Service Order
Captain Harris is a Company Com
mander in the Drake Battalion of the
Royal Naval Division (The military
arm of the Royal Naval Volunteer Re-
serve) Only two other officers hold
these four decorations which were
gazetted as follows:
NJ. c., January 26th, 1917, First Bar,
July 18th, 1917, Second Bar, January
18th, 1918, d. s. o., March 4th, 1918.
Prior to the War, Captain Harris
had a commission in the Australian
Command of the Legion Of Frontiers
men. In December 1914, he was on
his way to Australia to report to the
London Headquarters of Frontiers
men when the British Counsel Cen
eral at San Francisco, the Hon. Car
negie Ross, c. B., asked him to re-
main there some time to do special
military work of confidential nature
for the British War Office. On his
way across America he was a Des-
patch Bearer for the British Embassy
at Washington. Before going to France
and Belgium Captain Harris saw SER
vice in the Mediterranean. He has
been wounded on three separate oc-
casions and once slightly gassed. AT
the time of his election to the Royal
Geographical Society in 1912, Cap
tain Harris had the distinction of be-
ing the youngest fellow of that So
ciety being then only 23 years of age.
He is also a fellow of the Royal Col
onial Institute.
Captain Harris was decorated with
the Military Cross for his services at
eaucOurt-sur-Ancre in November
1916, For conspicuous gallantry In
action. He led a raid against an ene-
my machine gun with great gallantry
capturing the gun and turning 1t oil;
the enemy. Later he led small
bombing party and was instrumental
in capturing one hundred and two
prisoners"
The official account of the award OF
the first Bar to the NJ c. which was
earned at Carvelle, near Arras, Is as
follows: For conspicuous gallantry
during operations. Owing to the enc
my's wire being very thick the sItua-
tion during an advance became criti.
cal and heavy casualties were occur.
ring in his company. With great
bravery he kept cheering his men on
and when through the wire he order.
ed bombing parties to protect tho
flanks. His conduct throughout was
magnificent
The second bar to the NJ. C. was fol
work at Passchendale (Belgium) "Fol
conspicuous gallantry and devotion t.
duty. His daring reconnaissance ant
thorough preparations contributed
largely to the success of night oper
ations resulting in the capture OF twt
enemy posts and three machine guns
BY his daring and initiative he wal
the means of establishing our line II
a commanding position"
The d. s. o. was awarded for op
erations near Cambria, For conspic
uous gallantry and devotion to duty
When the enemy attacked under In
tense bombardment and captured hi
trench, he directed repeated bombing
attacks until he had regained half tn
trench and established a block. whicl
was hotly contested all day. Toward
evening he led bombing attack alonl
both sides OF the trench, which re
gained the whole position and result
ed IN the capture Of Ave enemy ma
chine guns. Throushout the day b
led his company with great couras