The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-23

Mackenzie, V, G., d. c. NJ, Canadian machine gun
corps. was killed while leading Il frontal attack
upon a pill box after he had displayed conspic-
uous bravery and leadership.
Among the other Victoria Cross winners whose
'aiorous deeds cannot be described in detail here
were Lieut.. Gordon M. Flowerdew. Lord Strath-
conas Horse; Lieut.. George b. Mexican, Canadian
lhiahtry; Corp. Joseph Kaeble, V. c., NJ. Nj, Que
nee regiment Nilled) Lieut.. James Z. TAFT, ". c.,
NJ. g., Manitoba regiment (killed) Lieut.. John
brilliant, V. G., M. c., Quebec regiment; Sergt.
haphael l.. Zengel, V. c., Nj. NJ, Saskatchewan
regiment; Corp. James G. Herman, Quebec regi-
ment; Corp. Frederick G. Coppins, Manitoba regi-
ment; Corp. Alexander Brereton, Manitoba regi-
ment; Private John b. Croak, Quebec regiment
(killed) Sergt. Robert Spall, Princess Pats
(killed) Corp. Harry G. b. Miner. Central On
tario regiment (killed) Sergt. Arthur G. Knight,
Alberta regiment (killed) Lieut.. Col. William II.
Clark-Kennedy, V. c., C. Nj. G., =. S. O., Twenty
fourth battalion, q. r.; Capt. Bellenden S. Hutch
eson, Seventy-fifth battalion; Private John Fran
els Young, Eighty-seventh battalion, @. r.; Priv
ate Walter l.. Rayfield. Seventh battalion, B. G.
r.: Private Claude ]. p. Nunney, ". c., d. C. NJ,
M. NJ, Eastern Ontario regiment; Capt. John Mac
Gregor. V. c., d. G. NJ, NJ. c., Second c.. M. r.
First G. O. r.; Lieut.. George f. Kerr, V. c., NJ. c.,
nj. NJ, First G. o. II. Lieut.. Samuel l.. Honey, v.
c., d. G.. NJ, NJ. NJ, Seventy-eighth battalion, Man
itoba regiment; Sergt. william Mortified, Fourth
battalion, G. 0. r.; Private Thomas Ricketts,,
First battalion, Royal Newfoundland regiment;
Capt. Coulson N. Mitchell, Y. c., M. c., Fourth bat
TALON, Canadian engineers: Lieut.. Wallace L. AL
gle, Twentieth battalion, First G. o. r., (killed) /;
Sergt. Hugh Cairns, V. c., D.. c.. NJ. Forty-sixth
battalion, Saskatchewan regiment, and Private
Thomas Dinesen, Quebec regiment, who not only
won the v. c. by charging single handed five ma
chine guns, one after another, putting them out Of
action and accounting for twelve of the enemy
withabomb and bayonet, but won a lieutenancy on
the field.
The only Canadian member of parliament who
won the V. C. was Lieut.. Col. Cyrus Wesley Peck,
V. c., d. S. o., for most conspicuous bravery un-
der fire and skilful leadership. He represents
Skeena, British Columbia.
Lieut.. Charles S. Rutherford, V. c., NJ. c., M. NJ.
Quebec regiment, found himself alone facing n
German 'pill box containing two officers. forty
five men and three machine guns. He "bluffed"
the Germans into thinking they were surrounded
and they surrendered to a man.
Lieut.. Graham T. Lyall, One Hundred and
Second battalion, Second G. o. r., during two days
of operations not only inflicted very heavy cas-
ualties on the enemy, but captured three officers,
one hundred and eighty-two men, twenty-six ma
chine guns and one field gun. Lieut.. Milton f.
Gregg, Canadian Mounted Rifles, although thrice
wounded. personally killed or wounded eleven of
the enemy, captured twenty-five and took twelve
machine guns.
The only mercantile marine officer to be
awarded the Victoria Cross during the great world
war was Lieut.. Ronald N. Stuart, ". c., d. 8. O..
the royal naval reserve.
A Canadian piper, Private James Richardson.
Manitoba regiment, also won the Victoria Cross.
He played his company "over the top and went
back with wounded and prisoners. He returned
20 get his beloved pipes. After his name ON tho
official roster are the initials W. G. spd the worrhu
presumed dead" ~