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Cranston Fine Arts  Military Art and Artists World War One Battles  Maktau |
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Temporary Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell Sacrifices His Life In Staying With His Wounded Men. During a mounted infantry engagement near Maktau in East Africa, on September 3rd 1915, the enemy pressed forward to within a few yards of the British force, and it became impossible to get the more severely wounded men away. Temporary Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell, of the late 25th (Service) Battalion (Frontiersmen) The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who was himself being carried away wounded in the leg, seeing what was happening and knowing that the enemys black troops would murder the wounded, insisted on being left behind in the hope of saving the lives of the other wounded men. His gallant attempt to save others, however, resulted in his losing his life. For his most conspicuous bravery a posthumous award of the V.C. was made. |
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