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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2612, 6 November 1915, Page 5

The world's military marching record —50 miles in loj hours—was lield for a very long period by the French Foreign. Legion._ This feat was, however, surpossed in April, 1914, by - detachment of the London Rifle Brigade, which covered the 52 miles between London and Brighton in 14 hours 23 minutes. There were only four halts, aggregating hours, which gives 12 hours 38 minutes for actual marching, or slightly over four miles an hour all the way. The men, who numbered 62, wore in full kit, each carrying with his rifle a total weight of. 421b.; yet not- a man fell out. Still,/as the Legionnaires carried between 701b and 801b weight, when achieving the earlier record, and marched over sand in a hot climate, theirs may possibly be deemed a still finer performance. Mr. Blinnel, a retired stationmaster, 78 years ■ old, is now engaged on railway transport work at the Dardanelles. Ho was formerly stationmaster at Carnarvon, and when the war broke out was living in retirement at Rhyl, no volunteered at once for war service, and after working for some time between London and Southampton war sent at his own request to the Mediterranean. The Frenoh papens claim the war record for a family named Courton, of Cachary, in the Department of Mnrne. Tho parents have had twenty children, and have at present fighting at tho front eleven sous, five sons-in-law, and one grandson. Sis of the sons haT« SBoaadedi,