American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-05-23

battalion, who stnlked two German machine guns,
killed or wounded the crews and captured the
guns. Lieut.. Robert G. COmbe, V. c., Flfty-thlrd
battalion, led his company through II deadly bar
rage, captured the objective with only five men
left, and took eighty prisoners. Then a German
sniper got him.
Death was the price paid, also, by Capt. okil
Nj, V. c., NJ. c., Canadian Infantry
who. although MORALLY wounded, stood on the top
Of the parapet of his trench and actually caught
and hurled back bombs. His example repulsed a
determined attack.
After the Germans had r~epulscd three attacks,
killing or wounding all his officers, Company Ser
geant Major Robert Hanna, V. G., Twenty-ninth
battalion, rushed the strong point through wire,
personally bayonettcd three Germans, Drained n
fourth and captured a machine gun.
Private Michael ]. OIiourke, V. c.. F~orty-sev-
enth battalion, n %stretcher bearer, worked uncens-
Ingly for three days and nights ard personally
rescued three men under heavy fire from German
Shippers,
or Corn. Philip KonowaI. V. c., Scventy-seventh
battalion, who personally killed sixteen Germans
and captured Two machine guns; of Lieut.. Rob
ert Shnrklnnd, V. g., Forty-third battalion, who
captured and held II position, displaying. most
conspicuous bravery and resource - of Private
Jshn G.. Pattison, Y. c., one Hundred and Thirty
seventh battalion. who jumped from she'll hole to
shell hole until within thirty yards of Il machine
gun. bombed the gunners and then hayonetted five
survivors: Of Scrgt. Frederick Hohson, V. c.,
Twentieth battalion, who got Il buried machine
RIM into action aud was killed while attacking
the advancing enemy with II rifle to hold them
until the gun was repaired, and Of Private Harry
Brown. V. c., c. NJ. r., regimentul depot, who
sawed n captured position by carrying a message
through n heavy harrage, although mortnlly
wounded, but little can be said owing to space
limitations,
Although the sword is supposed to he obsolete
~ II fighting weapon, Lieut.. Henry Strachan, V.
&. NJ. C., Fort Garry Horse, killed seven German
punners with his saher, silenced n battery, cut
telephone wires two miles behind the enemy's
lines and brought back fifteen prisoners.
Cant. George Il. rearkes, V. C., Nj, G., Fifth G.
n. r.. al huugh badly wounded In the thigh, cup
tured and held n position against repeated enemy
attacks Lieut. Christopher T., ], OKelly, ". G.,
NJ. G.. Una Hundred and Forty-rourth battalion,
led his men in two attacks which netted Ill pris-
onerS, eleven machine guns and six pill boxes =
Corp. Colin Barron, V. G, Third battalion. single
handed charged three machine guns, killed four
of the crew, captured the remainder and turned
one gun on the enemy Private Thomas w,
Holmes, V. e., One Hundred and Forty-seventh
battalion. acting alone, killed or wounded the
crews of two machine guns, then bombed a pill
box" and captured nineteen prisoners; Private
Cecil ]. Kin-oss. V. G, Fifty-frst battalion, adj
yanced alone in broad daylight over open grount
against an enemy machine gun, killing six of tht
crew and destroying the gun Private James z
Robinson, v. c., Thirteenth c. nj. k. rushed
machine gun. killed four of the crew, turned II OF
the enemy and later was himself killed while res
cuing a wounded man under fire. and Lieut.. Hugh