BATTLEFIELD INCIDENTS
: r TWO STOMAS BY "BYJS-WITNESS." t London, Juno 7. c "EyCTWitness," with British headquarters,' recounts a heroic incident which occurred at Ypres on May Q3. When tho Germans occupied some Brilisli trenches, on olfice- and ten men in one trench refused to leave and , fought throughout the day. They wore | almost surrounded, and were incessantly attacked hv Germans with hand grenades. The gallant handful held the position till nightfall, and then with- ' drew. During our attack at Fronielle-s early : in May one of .our men got. to a Oe.r- i 111:111 i.vm'h only to liiif) that ht* the 1 bolq iwyivOT of the partj. Sol J
crawled into a deep shell hole, end tho Germans could not approach him owing to our fire. Therefore they lc-bbed grenades into tho crater, which tho Britisher picked np and 1 hurled back at them all day, crawling to our own lilies in tho night.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2483, 9 June 1915, Page 5
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153BATTLEFIELD INCIDENTS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2483, 9 June 1915, Page 5
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