SPLENDID DASH OF THE INDIAN TROOPS
PRAISE FROM THE COM- .■ j MANDER-IN-CHIEF "| The Prime Minister has received tla ■ i fallowing message from, tie' High Com* ; missioner in London:— ' . London, November 4. S Official. —The Indian troops have i commenced to take their part in the ' j operations with .the, British Expedi- j tionary Force.- Their-first regiments to ,i go into action were' hea-rily / shelled ! while entrenching. The men were par- ' j icularly indifferent to" thershells; after • tho first few shells they hardly troubled 1 i to look round. ~ . j Opportunity was later afforded them, j of showing their'-'ciunlities in attack.. .] A certain village possessed tactical im- j portance, and the task of storming; it J was assigned, among others, to the. i Indian troops! 'Thef advanced, under, ' circumstances of. the greatest difficulty, H under heavy rifle and machine gun fire, i with a dash and resolution worthy of ! the highest traditions of the Army. ! The Commander-iri-Chief sent the fol- I lowing message: "Please congratulate'■' • the Indian troops on their gallant con- j duct, and express my. . gratitudo . t-ct j them."- .j
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2301, 7 November 1914, Page 7
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181SPLENDID DASH OF THE INDIAN TROOPS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2301, 7 November 1914, Page 7
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