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LIEUT. HAROLD WANLISS HOW HE WON THE D.S.O. An interesting account of the encounter in which Lt. Harold Wanliss so distin- guished himself as to lead to being award- ed the D.S.O. is embodied in a letter from him to his father, MIr Netnletn nntic. The comlnnicattion, which is datel Ilth July 1916,eNo. 3 Geneal lHosplital, Wands rorthi, London, rea?l?t:--"As conll ill know I ntc in hospital now. I daid not cable, firstly on irlnciple, and secondly the Defence Departsceat do, I believe, and frrt her at tprecnet I hacve no cash. I land ed'in a hlnkiet only, but the Aausttaliau Red Creccs gcave no ia crazr, trclthl brush, ec. Woundled on n igt of 2nd. I am gu.t ting a.e fine. I get one machinle geun btl let undor left cro, wont thirough aide of tngue , knonel come right upler mcolars out. eout right cheek; 2 shncpnel- one in tinder right arm to front of chlest, piece vinible: snxnmrl'jcet nicked piece out of left side" IThe big olfensive, with iLt 10 dnys' bombarnlent wns started, and we had to bold.lhe tlnj down whore we were fcr ther north. I led a ranicding party of 80 man over to Fritz's trench. \V e bomnlbrd ed the part hbvily, then put baracge bak over ie e, epprls. W\e reieled in, %cterc cut every one aboaut, nd then camine latck. His wire'flnd not lenn well cut, and we were put to some trouble to hattle tlhrough it, 'however. we got there andt rushed lib trench. Tlicre was not one of the swine in sight; hoteveer, our bombers worked along nd ot a nember in tlhe dug-outs. I got the farce bullet as t ruhclul tep e Icrapet. When I had culledl everyone ot and was pushitcngcLack I gt thle hero rllap. neps. We w-ere there ??uhat five ninnatel. "''o nof our echaps were killed coming lnack-Lt Julion, fromm Grelong, snd"Sergt roflt, th Avoc-a shoarer. We hand 1I woenddcl, tnclcdlng Lt lsarvey ueIrosn's fried,. M.CG, in leg. I tried to get CroFt back but was too feeble, end he w?as mixed in thie wire. I remember stagbgrgngacrce to the river and talling in. 'that bueelrced Sno ep, and then got along into thle cdlnin and waited till ritz h n?l stolpped punting our trhenches. 'Then I got a hld back and was ltken toI aillecl lHospital, alter he ing but out of nmy alothu,. Here te cliv. eomcuander. Oen-Coo, carne rouclnd and wans eri decent; eAid we eiml showe the rneal Anzne pirit, aend tlhit lie reckoned wa hatl wipel out 50 Germans (no prison er), incmlicng at lcalo two oflierrcee. 'ey were chiefly in dng-ots. We h?ave them in a state of jnmpc everywhere now. 'aind frightnedl to lerop at nightl. 'hese stcntn are cacriol mit Iquite often at all dlifereet points. Our efflort got him so cnnoyer tILat two nights after Ic blew a pice. of nlr ine to piec,., hbryicig se verl neacn. and rnt a reelrn visit. Our boy. Ihowoer, dl'oe't go inlto dgcl-nol for shell fire, iLned only four fot in. 'Iho est got eairl a cell of bom ni and rifle fire fre-u the flank tlhaint I believe tihegrocnd iwas jccit tIlw witlh Uenm in te morn inc. tlh g-its it evere wan old FPritz. "Oner crt of the line ciccs one knatm as the "NXcraery," anwl the Ilns icl ted alne foa resl, nou it i c ac n ts nlv wharc. It is the artist Ilairesfather'u clcntry. nnd ice uowhn Inany of tle placna tbher---DITcd Cow Form. ?c., Snilper'sa Al ley. Park c?lw. C-lle.ge Greccn. ci trg cy,'t, rte., ace thh camei tliey pfv the plccen Iere. 1 am {itlisn on wll In,. and ran calk round. I will go od owcn anc visit Unclr Syd cina of the.e days."