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REWASDS SOS SSBTICB UH THS FIELD—COJlM.
MILITARY CROSS.
(^Extract from the. London Gazette, dated 'ind October, 1916 )
War Office,
2nd October, 1916.
His Majesty the Kins has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the
undermentioned Officers, in recognition ot their gallantry and devotion to duty in the
Field :—
Captiin Robert Francis Day Burnett, 42nd Deoll Regiment (attached 89th
Punjabis).
For conspicuous gallantry near Nenve Chapelle on the night of 7th-8th August,
1915.
With one Non-commissioned Officer and 4 Sepoys lie voluntarily advanced
from a sap-head under machine gun lire and rescued a badly wounded ■ on-
commissioned Officer. The whole party Imd to stand up under rife in order
to lift the wounded Non-commissioned Officer over the barbed wi.e.
Captain Ernest Cotton Deane, Royal Army Medical Corps (attached 2nd Battalion,
The Leicestershire Regiment;.
For conspicuous gallantry on 22nd August, 1915, near ITauquissart. A standing
patrol 1^0 ya ds in front of our lino wa-* bombed by the enemy at about
10 p.m., ihe only noiiHcation being iw.^ loud b mb explosions." Captain
lieane without any knowledge of the enemy's strength, (.tonce goto e. ihe
parapet and ran by himself to the spot under rifle and ma. hme pun Are.
Finding lour wounded men he returned for stretchers and got them back
iuto salety.
Thi'> is not the first time that Captain Deane's gallantry under fire lias been
brought to notice.
Temporary Captain Leonce Dalphin, Royal Engineers.
For const'icuous energy in raising, praclically unaided, in the distric* of
Beihune, a labour corps from the refugee and local population. He carried
out valuab e work with this corps in the preparation ot defences, and
worked with it for many weeks under shell tire during the sprin,! and
summer ot 1916.
Lieutenant (temporary Captain; Coorge Douglas Beg;;, Reserve o( Officers, 0th
isattalion. The Royal Scots Fusiliers.
For conspicuous gallantry near Vermelles on 28th August, 1915. Hi made his
way in i.road daylight to a poini, wit' in » vards of a German sap, dis¬
covering two rifle pits, and noting ac<iurately ihc formation and wiring of
the sap. During the whole lime he was subjected to heavy Are.
Temporary Lieutenant Thomas Hamilton Carlisle, 17lBt (Mining)Company, Royal
For conspicuons gallantry on the night of I2th September. 1915, near
With another Officer he entered a mine, which was in a highly dangerous state
at the time <.wing to gas fumes following an explosion, in order to rescue a
man who had been overcome.
Their prompt action undoubtedly saved the man's life.
Lieutenant William Harold Hillyer,3rd London Field Company, Royal Engineers,
Territorial Force (attached 171st Mining Company). »- -" ' b = =,
''°''j^„°V'*P''-"?,"'' giilliintry and devotion to duy in mining operations at "Hill
60, near Ypres, between 2nd and 17ih April, 1915. The task of completing
and cha.glngone ot our mines was one ol g.eat difficulty and strain
Lieutenant Hi Iyer worked and watched longhiurx at the end of a
gallery Ido feet long and 3 feet by i feet 3 inches in size, knowing ihat the
enemy was counterniining cL.se by. His pluck and endurance were
remarkMble, and lesulied in the successlul explotlon of the mine and
consequent capture of tlie hi 1.
Lieutenant Loudoun James MacLean, 87th Field Company, Royal Engineers.
For conspicunius gallantry and de'ermination during i he ■ iglits of V6th to 3l8t
A gi.ht, 1910, hen he bkilfully erect>.d a bridge over the Tser Canal near
Boesmgho under heavy rifle are. v^aua»
A Ithough he lost several of his men, he carried the work through s8tisfa<'torily.