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the bulkhead giving way under the ; pressure." Christiansen was awarded the' British Empire Medal (civil) . We wonder how many hundreds of cases of quiet bravery were performed in the North Africa-Sicily, venture when, as President Roosevelt revealed the other day, more than 3,000 ships were participants? The Navy League needs help to look after these "key men."

Men of Merchant Marine Earn Bright Chapters in Book of Heroes

Bravery on the part of scores ol thousands of merchant seamen is an accepted fact. It is an accepted fact, too, that except by word of mouth, details of the many acts of bravery our men of the merchant marine perform remain unpublished. Canadian merchant seamen have been decorated in this war but, as in the three branches of the service, for every merchant seaman receiving recognition for his bravery from his country there must be a hundred or more who are really heroes and who are quite content, even as those whose bravery has been recognized, to go quietly doing their job. Here is a typical act of bravery which did receive recognition,, quoted from an official Government publication : "John Christiansen is a ship's carpenter of a large merchant 'vessel which was torpedoed in the South Atlantic. Temporary repairs had to be effected at once, and these were effected by Christiansen. He displayed great courage and devotion to duty for 18 days and nights, maintaining, close check on repairs to prevent'

Piper Earle McKie, 28 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKie, 78 Locke street north, has arrived overseas . His wife is living at Delhi . Last employed at the Canada Wire and Cable Company, Piper McKie enlisted with the Argylls and spent many months in Jamaica . Sgmn, R. A. Davis, 23 years, son of Mr. and Mrs . James P . Davis, 169 'Hunter street east, has arrived safely overseas . On enlistment he was employed by his father. The first parade of the fall season for the 2nd (reserve) battalion, + Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, will be held this evening at 17.45 o'clock. All ranks will report in mufti. There will be a roll call and the balance, of camp pay will be given out . The first regular parade will be held Wednesday evening when dress will be khaki drill tunics, shorts and skeleton webb equipment. All ranks are looking forward eagerly to the week-end scheme to be held September 4, 5 and 6 on the Dubois farm, in the Carlisle district. The training period will take in the Labour day holiday, Gnr. Thomas E . Cook, who resided at 206 Roxborough avenue at the time of his enlistment, was among Canadian soldiers returned from overseas to-day, some of them Dieppe -casualties. Gnr. Cairns enlisted in the first year of war, and has been in Great Britain many t months. z.

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Word has been received by George Burch, 343 Strathearne avenue, that his son . Pte . George Burch, has arrived safely overseas. His mother was the late Mrs. Mary Burch, Smithville. Pte . Spencer B . Hill has arrived overseas, according to word received by his parents, who live at 80 Jones street . Gunner Howard A . Irwin, eldest' son of Mrs. Isla F . Irwin, 154 Con; naught avenue north, has arrived', ` .overseas. He attended the Prince of Wales School and before his enlistment was employed at the east end plant of the Canadian Westinghouse . Mrs. Jack Harris, 173 Market street, has received word if of the safe arrival overseas of her i husband, Gunner Jack Harris, son of Mrs. Annie Harris and the late Harry Harris,, 31 Reginald street . Gnr. Harris is a former employee i of the Hamilton Spectator.

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