WALKED COOLLY TO DEATH
HOW- A BRITISH HERO FELL. Sy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, August 8. A comrade describes liardy's death at Festubert while throwing bombs. Ilardy suddenly advanced coolly towards .the enemy trenches oblivious of tlie shells falling when shrapnel blew off half a hand. He still pushed forward, throwing bombs with the other hand. 'An officer called him; lie camo back and replied:. "My place is at the front; nothing makes any difference to me." He went on bomb-throwing and then a bullet killed him. [Captain 11. S. Smart, of tho Indian , 'Army, was removed from the service recently bccause lie failed to rejoin his / regiment on the expiration of his leave in December, and subsequently enlisted as a private, under tho name of Hardy, in tho West Surreys'. Ho was killed at Festubert in May, where lie displayed such-gallantry that ho would have been granted the Distinguished Service Modal had ho survived. The King approved the cancellation, of the removal order.]
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2536, 10 August 1915, Page 5
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163WALKED COOLLY TO DEATH Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2536, 10 August 1915, Page 5
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