Copy of paragraph in the "Times":-
"The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on Sergeant Arthur Herbert Lindsey Richardson of Lord Strathcona's Corps, who claims have been submitted for Her Majesty's approval, for his conspicuous bravery at the action at Wolve Spruit.
On July 5th. at Wolve Spruit, about 15 miles north of Standerton, a party of Lord Strathcona's Corps, only 38 in number, came into contact, and was engaged at close quarters, with a force of 80 of the enemy. When the order to retire had been given Sergeant Richardson rode back under a very heavy cross-fire and picked up a trooper whose horse had been shot and who was wounded in two places and rode with him out of fire. At the time when this act of gallantry was performed Sergeant Richardson was within 300 yards of the enemy and was himself riding a wounded horse."
