The Glenwood post., 1914-11-21
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Two Instances Of Bravery Told
by Wounded Soldiers.
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y London-There can be NO reason.
Able doubt that as much heroism Ia
being displayed in the titanic war now
convulsing Europe as was seen in 9th
er great wars. but the public hears
little about it, because of the strict
regulations governing war correspon.
dents and war news.
A few individual cases may chance
to be heard of. Others will be known
only to the recording angel. Two in
stances of extraordinary bravery on
the part Of officers are mentioned by
two wounded soldiers now lying in
the London hospital in the course of
the narratives Of their own adven-
lures.
One Of them. a splendid fellow. Of
the Royal West Kent regiment. said:
I'VE were in a scrubby position just
outside Mons from Saturday afternoon
till Monday morning. After four hours
of action each OF our six big guns was
put out Of action. Either the gunners
were killed or wounded or the guns
themselves damaged. For the rest Of
the time-that is. until Monday morn
ing, when we retired-we had to stick
the German fire without being able to
retaliate. 1t was bad enough to stand
this incessant banging away, but it
made it worse not to be able to reply
Z, "All day Sunday and all Sunday
night the Germans continued to shrap-
mel US. At night it was Just hellish
We had constructed some entrench-
ment but it didn't afford much cover
and our losses were very heavy. On
Monday we received the order to re-
tire to the south of the town and some
hour later, when the roll was called,
it was found that we had 800 dead
alone. including four officers.
. Then an extraordinary thing hap
pened. Me and some Of my pals be-
gan to dance We were Just dancing
for Joy at having escaped with our
skins, and to forget the things we'd
seen q bit, when bang! and there came
a shell from the blue and burst and
got, should think. quite twenty Of
u0.
Whist We would have done without
our second in command I don't know.
During the Sunday firing he got hit IN
the head. He had two wounds through
the cap in the front and two behind
ana lost lot Of blood. Two Of our
fellows hsapeA bind up his head and
offered to carry him back, but he said:
1T isat % had III be all right sooa.' "
A stalwart chap Of the Cheshires
here broke in: "Our Cheshire chaps
were also badly cut up. Apart from
The wounded. several men got coocus.
sion Of tie brain BY the mere sxpao.
.sioas. Il was awful! Under the
cover of their nurderous artillery nre.
The German Infantry advanced to with.
in three end I've hundred yards Of o1I
pesataoa. VITA that We wsse givsn
EykhD or6er to 1x bayonets, and stood
ap for the charge. That did II for the
German iafaatry! They TUNED tail
and ran for their lives.
~Our captain cried out: Now you've
: eot EN-, neni' But We hadn't Their
artillery began with that to fre more
hellish than ever and before you could
think what to do fresh lots Of the
esausaees' came along, and We had to
beat . retreat.
During the retreat one Of our ser.
ges1ts was wounded and fell. With
ths' o,r captain ran back and tried to
lift y. As he was doing 80 he was
sarlcl n the foot and fell over. We
thcrs he was done for, but he
slTs.nb. es up and drags the sergeant
a. n. Lntil a couple Of US chaps goes
cTe - help 'em in You should have
ssc Us foot when he took his boo'
eG- mean the captainS. It WAS all
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