From the News

Dated: August 2, 1918

HOW CANADIANS WON THE MILITARY CROSS

Brave Feats in Face of Enemy Secured the Coveted Decoration.

London, July 23. --(Canadian Associated Press Correspondence.) -- The following particulars are available concerning the award of the Military Cross to the officers mentioned, whose names have already been cabled:

Lieut. Harry McNeven Alexander, Montreal: Showed great courage and coolness in rallying his men, digging out several who had been buried, and getting the wounded away.

Lieut. John Balfour, Cyclist Battalion, Valcartier: At great personal risk superintended the towing away of a burning lorry loaded with ammunition which had been hit by enemy shell fire.

Lieut. Wilford Edward Bull, Engineers, Montreal: On two occasions his parties were heavily shelled while at work, but by his coolness and example he kept his men at work and completed his task.

Lieut. Harry Maxwell Camp, Port Perry: By skillful employment of his rifle grenade and Lewis gun sections, he succeeded in killing twenty-five of the enemy and capturing the remainder of the garrison.

Lieut. Walter Findlay Clarke, Petawawa Camp: He crawled out in front of an advanced post to observe our attacks, and sent in accurate information of their progress.

Lieut. Joseph Patrick Connolly, M.G.C., Halifax: His positions were heavily bombarded, three guns were put out of action and the crews became casualties. He at once reorganized his batteries in a most skillful manner, and continued his barrage fire.

Lieut. Louis August Coulin, Montreal: He made three journeys to the front line under a heavy bombardment and most difficult conditions, carrying up rations and bringing away wounded.

Lieut. Vernon Bland Crothers, Dragoons, Ottawa: During an attack he led forward supports through a heavy barrage and continued at duty the badly wounded.

Capt. Edgar Douglas, A.M.C., Vancouver: He directed his relay of bearers under heavy shell fire, although wounded, remained on duty until relieved.

Lieut. William Waugh Dunlop, Vancouver: When in charge of a working party when a fierce bombardment was opened and all other working parties fell back, he so skillfully disposed his men that they sustained no casualties and succeeded in completing his task.

Lieut. Cecil John French¹, M.G.C., Minnedosa: When a machine gun battery had been shelled from its position, and the battery commander killed, he rallied the crews, saved six guns under heavy fire and got them into action again.

Lieut. Charles Victor Grantham, M.G.C., Toronto: He moved about among his batteries under intense shell fire, and was largely responsible for maintaining five batteries of forty guns in action.

Capt. Arthur Ellis Jones, Labour Battalion, Edmonton: While the bombs were falling he went to the lines and removed a number