John Carroll ["Tales of the V.C."], item 3

• November 3, 2017 16:11:07 Thomas A. Lingner

  
  

  Tales of the V.C. 

  Pte John Carroll, Australian Imperial Force

   

  At the commencement of an attack, in which his battalion

  took part, as soon as our barrage had lifted from the

  enemy trenches, Pte Carroll dashed out in front of our

  advancing line and was the first to reach the German

  parapet. He killed four Germans one after the other,

  with his bayonet, and afterwards, noticing that one of his

  comrades was being hard pressed, rushed to his

  assistance and disposed of his opponent in the same

  manner. A little later the advance was temporarily checked

  by a machine gun, which had been placed in position in a 

  fortified shell-hole in front of the German support line.

  Pte Carroll, without waiting for orders, charged under very

  heavy fire across a stretch of open ground, and engaged

  single-handed the four Germans who were working the 

  gun, thus enabling the whole line to advance. He

  killed three of the crew and captured the gun.

  Again, when the final objective had been reached and the

  position was being consolidated, two of his comrades were

  partially buried by a shell. Pte Carroll, who was in the

  same bay, must have been suffering himself from the 

  effects of the explosion, but he at once set to work with a will,

  and, though exposed to very severe machine gun and

  shell fire, succeeded in extricating both of them. One of

  them was unconscious when taken out, and would probably

  have died, had the rescue been delayed any longer.

  The battalion held their new line for 96 hours before being

  
  

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• November 3, 2017 16:10:47 Thomas A. Lingner

  
  

  Tales of the V.C. 

  Pte John Carroll, Australian Imperial Force

   

  At the commencement of an attack, in which his battalion

  took part, as soon as our barrage had lifted from the

  enemy trenches, Pt. Carroll dashed out in front of our

  advancing line and was the first to reach the German

  parapet. He killed four Germans one after the other,

  with his bayonet, and afterwards, noticing that one of his

  comrades was being hard pressed, rushed to his

  assistance and disposed of his opponent in the same

  manner. A little later the advance was temporarily checked

  by a machine gun, which had been placed in position in a 

  fortified shell-hole in front of the German support line.

  Pt. Carroll, without waiting for orders, charged under very

  heavy fire across a stretch of open ground, and engaged

  single-handed the four Germans who were working the 

  gun, thus enabling the whole line to advance. He

  killed three of the crew and captured the gun.

  Again, when the final objective had been reached and the

  position was being consolidated, two of his comrades were

  partially buried by a shell. Pte Carroll, who was in the

  same bay, must have been suffering himself from the 

  effects of the explosion, but he at once set to work with a will,

  and, though exposed to very severe machine gun and

  shell fire, succeeded in extricating both of them. One of

  them was unconscious when taken out, and would probably

  have died, had the rescue been delayed any longer.

  The battalion held their new line for 96 hours before being

  
  

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• November 3, 2017 16:08:48 Thomas A. Lingner

  
  

  Tales of the V.C. 

  Pte John Carroll, Australian Imperial Force

   

  At the commencement of an attack, in which his battalion

  took part, as soon as our barrage had lifted from the

  enemy trenches, Pt. Carroll dashed out in front of our

  advancing line and was the first to reach the German

  parapet. He killed four Germans one after the other,

  with his bayonet, and afterwards, noticing that one of his

  comrades was being hard pressed, rushed to his

  assistance and disposed of his opponent in the same

  manner. A little later the advance was temporarily checked

  by a machine gun, which had been placed in position in a 

  fortified shell-hole in front of the German support line.

  Pt. Carroll, without waiting for orders, charged under very

  heavy fire across a stretch of open ground, and engaged

  single-handed the four Germans who were working the 

  gun, thus enabling the whole line to advance. He

  killed three of the crew and captured the gun.

  Again, when the final objective had been reached and the

  position was being consolidated, two of his comrades were

  partially buried by a shell. Pte Carroll, who was in the

  same bay, must have been suffering himself from the 

  effects of the explosion, but he at once set to work with a will,

  and, though exposed to very severe machine gun and

  shell fire, succeeded in extricating both of them. One of

  them was unconscious when taken out, and would probably

  have died, had the rescue been delayed any longer.

  The battalion held their new line for 96 hours before losing

  
  

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  • Show revision
  • Compare to current version
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