The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-05-08

Mackenzie v. c.. d. G. NJ. Canadian machine gun
corps. was killed while leading frontal attack
upon "pill box" after he had displayed conspic-
uous bravery and leadership.
Among the other Victoria Cross winners whose
vaiorous deeds cannot be described in detail here
were Lieut. Gordon NJ. FlOwerdew, Lord Strath-
cona's Horse Lieut. George B. McKean Canadian
Infantry; Corp. Joseph Kneble. v. c., NJ NJ, Que
bee regiment (killed) Lieut. james E. TAFT, v. c..
NJ e., Manitoba regiment (killed); Lieut.. John
Brilliant. v. c., N. C.. Quebec regiment; Sergt
Raphael L. Zengel. v. c.. NJ NJ. Saskatchewan
regiment; Corp James G. Herman Quebec regi-
ment; Corp. Frederick G. Coppins. Manitoba resd-
ment: Corp Alexander Brereton. Manitoba regi-
ment; Private John B. Croak, Quebec regiment
(kiled) Sergt. Robert Spall princess Pats"
tklled) Corp. Harry G. B. Miner. Central On
tario regiment (kiled) Sergt. Arthur G. Knight
Alberta regiment (killed); Lieut. Col. William H.
larkKennedy. v. c.. c. NJ. G., D. s. O., Twenty
fourth battalion Q. r.; Capt. Bellenden s. Hutch
eson, Seventy fifth battalion Private John Fran
els Young, E'ehty-sowenth battalion, Q. r.; Priv
ate Walter L. Rayfied, Seventh battalion. B. C.
r.: Private Claude ]. P. Nunney, v. c.. D. c. NJ.
NJ. NJ, Eastern Ontario regiment Capt. John Mac
Gregor " c., d. c. NJ, NJ. c.. Second c. NJ. r..
First c. o. r.; Lieut.. George F. Kerr, " c.. NJ C..
NJ. NJ, First c. o. r. Lieut.. Samuel L. Honey, v
c.. d. C. NJ, NJ. NJ, Seventy-eighth battalion. Man
itoba regiment; Sergt William Merriield, Fourth
battalion. c. o. r.; Private Thomas Ricketts,
First battalion, Royal Newfoundland regiment;
Capt Coulson N. Mitchell v. c.. NJ. c.. Fourth bat
TALON Canadian engineers; Lieut. Wallace l.. Al
gie Twentieth battalion, First G. o. r.. (killed) ;
Sergt Hugh Cairns, V. c., d. G. NJ, Forty-sxth
battalion Saskatchewan regiment. and Private
Thomas Dinesen, Quebec regiment, who not only
won the " G. by charging single-handed five ma
chine guns one after another, putting them out of
action and accounting for twelve of the enemy
with bomb and bayonet, but won leutenancy on
the field r.
The only Canadian member of parliament who
won the v c. was Lieut. Col Cyrus Wesley Peck,
" O. d. g. 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
German pill box containing two officers. forty
Ave men and three machine guns. He "bluffed"
the Germans into thinking they were surrounded
and they surrendered to a man.
Lieut. Graham I. Lyall. One Hundred and
Second battalion. Second c. o. r.. during two days
of operations not only indicted very heavy
ualties on the enemy, but captured three officers,
one hundred and eighty-two men. twenty-six ma
chine guns and field gun. Lieut.. Milton F.
Gregg Canadian Mounted Rifles, although thrice
wounded, personally killed wounded eleven of
the enemy. captured twenty-five and took twelve
machine guns.
awarded the Victoria Cross during the great world
war Lieut.. Ronald N Stuart v. 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
to get his beloved pipes After his name on the
official the initials v. G. and the vsaas
presumed dead"