A SOLDIER'S EXPERIENTS.
One of the most remarkable experiences ol ! the war was that of Private ;T. Taylor, of the London Regiment, whose home is at Hollway and whoVeC; v ivod the Distinguished Conduct ll.p-d-a! for ‘‘extraordinary pluck and endurance in his determination not ( to fall into the enemy’s hands.” He was cut off with his company and received a bullet in the thigh,causing a compound fracture. To avoid capture he crawled into a shell hole, where lie remained for sevfen weeks, during the whole of which time the surrounding district was subjected to heavy bombardment by pur artillery. He lived on tins of bully-beef, collected at night from dead bodies, and water which he obtained in a water-proof cape. After some weeks three of the enemy visited liis shell-hole, but by feigning death he avoided capture and eventually succeeded in crawling back to our lines—a distance of some 900 yards.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1918, Page 4
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151A SOLDIER'S EXPERIENTS. Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1918, Page 4
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