The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-14

Mackenzie, V. O.. D. G. NJ, Canadian machine gue
corps was killed while leading frontal attach
upon pill box after he had displayed conspie.
uous bravery and leadership.s
Among the other Victoria Cross winners whose
valorous deeds cannot be described In detail here
were Lieut.. Gordon NJ. Flowerdew. Lord Strath.
conas Horse; Lieut.. George B. Mexican. Canadian
infantry; Corp Joseph Kaeble. Y. c.. NJ. NJ. Que
bee regiment (killed) Lieut.. JAMES E. TAFT, v. c..
NJ. c. Manitoba regiment (kiled) Lieut. John
Brilliant V. c. NJ. G., Quebec regiment; Sergt
Raphael L. Zenge V. c.. NJ. H.. 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 (Silled) Sergt. Arthur G. knight
Alberta regiment (killed) Lieut.. Col. William 81
Clark Kennedy. Y. c. c. M. G.. D. s. O.. Twenty
fourth battalion, Q. R.; Capt Bellenden s. Hutch
eson. Seventy-ffth battalion; Private John Fran.
els Young, Eighty-seventh battalion. Q. R.; Priv.
ate Walter. L. Rayheld, Seventh battalion. B. G.
R.. Private Claude j. P. Nunney, Y. G.. D. G. NJ
NJ. NJ. Eastern Ontario regiment; Capt. John Mac
Gregor, v. c.. D. c. NJ. NJ. c.. Second c. N. R.,
First G. o. R.: Lieut. George F. Kerr. v. c.. N. c.
M. NJ. First g. o. R. Lieut.. Samuel L. Honey v.
c.. D. C. NJ. n. NJ. Ssventy-eight battalion. Man
battalion, G. o. R.; Private Thomas Ricketta
First battalion, Royal Newfoundland regiment;
Capt. Coulson N. Mitchell V. C.. n G., Fourth bat.
TALON. Canadian engineers; Lieut. Wallace L. A.
gle Twentieth battalion, FIRST O. O. r. (killedl
Seegt. Hugh CairnA v. c., D. @. NJ. Forty-sixth
battalion. Saskatchewan regiment and PTivake
Thomas Dinssen. Quebec regiment. VINO not only
won the Y. c. By charging singie-handed five ma
chine guns one utter another. putting them out Of
action and accounting for twelve Of the enemy
with bomb and bayonet but won Eeutenancy 90
the deld.
The only Canadian reraber Of parliament who
won the V. @. was Lieut. COL Cyrus Wesley Peck.
v c.. D. 8. O.. for most conspicuous bravery IN
der are and sktlful leadership. He represent.
Skeena. British Columbia.
Ldeut. Charles 8. Rutherford. V. -. NJ. c.. M. NJ
Quebec regiment, found himself alone facing q
German .piu 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. Lyal. One Hundred and
Second battalion, Second c. 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. v. c., D. s. O.,
the royal naval reserve.
Canadian piper, Private James Richardson
Manitoba regiment also won the Victoria Cross
He played his company lover the top" and went
back with wounded and prisoners. He returned
to get his beloved pipes. After his name O. the
official roster are the initials Y. G. and " tHerds
presumed dead"