THE TERRIBLE GURKHA
■ INCIDENT AT DIXMUDE' Paris, December I.' The latest Ghurka exploit occurred at Dixmude. For several days tho British were 'unable to dislodge a body of Germans, who were apparently heavily reinforced.; . A regimentof Gurkhas arrived at this stage, and entrenched Incxt to the British. t Towards midnight tho British officers noticed that tho majority of the Indians had 'disappeared, and assumed that they had been, drafted to another part of the. line. At dawn it was noticed that they woro A back at their posts. The majority had their left arms and hands bandaged. The British did not think of asking i.hn Gurlchas for an explanation; but they detected a curious, silenco in the German trenches. They feared a.trap, but decided to risk an attack. Two of the Midland. Regiments charged and took tho trenches without opposition. They found tho guns in position, but only a row of dead Germans within. The Gurkhas had evidently seized the with tlinjr loft Irnnd whilo they knifed Iho Germans.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2323, 3 December 1914, Page 5
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169THE TERRIBLE GURKHA Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2323, 3 December 1914, Page 5
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