London, Aug. 24
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Yesterday, states the Ait Ministry news service. Among the interesting the cottages of a police-station, all the Midlands, net village were' dealt with by was one casually in Ube village Early Attacks Individuat bombers also tried German bombers and fighter everts winged over England yester day' in small groups or singly and the Air Ministry again charged that German gunners were machine-3t ning British civilians, dangerous, Lew man planes dropped nearly 200 cen diary bombs in south-west Oni apparently troy' farm buildings idl crops." Mest of the bombs fu-orchards and bortly before mid-day yesterday atieaireralt. gunners brought down Dornier-215 in Cambridgeshire. Turco-inch guns, damaged the 1 chine just sufficiently make the andi all oF the meadows sind slight damage. it A joint A amd ferme charged the Germany with carrying out "indiserimi machine gin allscks" on civilians of the Germ trayed om August 22 war shot down a Belgian fighter Te wae ifth enemy airers "Reports received up to. um, Shanghai DIT) sh communique said. machinegun attacks were made the midlands and A sina num ber of casualties was caused by attacks, but sone was fatal, Dombs were dropped localities, but only small da sulted. Three more enemy aircraft were showdown. tio by our fighters and one by anti-aireralt fire, makin total of four today. lo en patrol off ast. When attacked the Dombs into the Bombs were dropped on town near the coast of Hampshire lina few places in the Isle of Wiaht yesterday evening. says munique.
Some damage was done to houses and shops, and there was a number casualties including. scme persons aa Wounded Officer Return To Rescue Batman London, Aug. 24.
The feats which earned the mud coveted Victoria Cross for 2nd Lieutenant Richard Wallace Annand, of the Durham Light Tntantry supplementary reserve), and Company Sergeant-Major George Gri-stock, of the Norfolk Regiment, were' related today.
On the night of May 15-16, Lieut. Annand commanded a platoon the south side of the river Dyle astride a blown-up bridge. During the night a strong attack was beaten off, but in the morning the Germans again Iuinched a violent attack and pushed forward a bridging party.
LA, Annand attacked the party. but when his ammunition yan out went forward himself over open ground, with total" disregard for German mortar and_-machinegun lire. Reaching the top of the bridge, drove out the party below, In: fioting over 20 casualties with hand grenades and being wounded himself, He rejoined his. platoon, but dure ing the evening another attack was Taunched, and again Annand went forward with hand grenades and indicted heavy casualties on the Germans, When the order to with draw was received, he withdrew the platoon, baton learning that his batman was wounded and had been Toit behind, Lieut, Annand returned fine brought back the batman in a wheelbarrow before losing conscious ess as a result of his wounds, The other V.C, Sgt-Major Gri stock, "on May M1 went forward with a party of riflemen to cover the wight flank. of ly company through which the Germans hae succeded ju breaking after a pro-Tonged attack, Realizing that a German machines gun had moved forward to a position from which It was inflicting heavy: casualties on company, Grisiock went onto try to pul it out of action," While advancing.
ime under heavy machinegun fire. fond was severely" wounded in both Joss, "He "nevertheless. gained Ils position some 20. yards from the nati machinegun post, and by med rapid fire kielled the achinesan "eres? of four ad put the gum out of action his gallant action the position company" war secured and Nazi Raider Hunted In Tasman Sea Wellington, NZ An 2 cow Zegland ays and ale free 'aSptasou frien German ener Slog nage. sen from tne tasty Soon Aust 0 by the steamer Tua, ing that she was being fred on.
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