WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 224, 2 October 1916, Page 4

WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS.

DESPATCH FROlt MxILCGI^M

BOSS;

SOME GALIiANT FIGHTffNCf.

(Special from the NX Official War.- : Correspondent). : /,"■■■ ' t ...... 29th Sept. Since last,cabling the veterans harepushed their offensive farther- for-.-ward,: capturing 'a " section, . of two • trenches that were barring progress.on the loft of'Gueudecourt. Stai-fcing, ifrqm the factory' corner, a■' point that then had -previously been taken,- the Otago, Canterbury, an&'; Auckland men advanced beyond thebarrage. Tlie Canterbury and some Auckland men entered the trencheswithout great diiiictilty, but other" Aucklanders, with, some Otagoites,, were stopped by the enemy's wii-e, and 5 came under machine-gun fire. This-

%ec!ibfe yeceiv^ Vbiifilorcehients f>&sfti the Wc^lingtoßiains, b-ut after stntoorn tnghting-night Ml-yfc&lii the enenay-still -Jioldimg ->m aagic in a positioift. 4Shat liad 4aeen ; captured to , tho right -.ana •left. "■ '■'" ' ■■•.. '■' :- .. .

©a the following day the Ri&sa^fnfomjd thev Atfdvknders and ©attter-«l>uryites;-iiHd fm'ther 4gKting ■ the position-w«ts made secui-e. CPhere ywas somo••confused but gallaat-fighting -ife front' of tlfe«enemy's wire. .'■..:■ In thc-nrst'^ay's offeneive tfilDp Rifles *-icaptured 422 m. iEfes and. *ihe vicinity, '^he battlofioM'still bears ■anany gagni-^f the lury of *tfr attack. lln the switch of trench. flJhto: German "dead in pl«6es were lying iSitoulder to n; shoulder. When I«Visited the featifc^efield ves-,-terday' tftm Gonna.us wfefe shelling Flers a-nd ■ ;GueudGco>art }mhd certain »reas of ■tmmtry we had *eixpturedl It was a charing sight 4© wee the cavalry patrols j*dvancing beysnwl Flers upon GxieudecAurt. ■

During all. this iJfighting the stretcher-bearers scehS. nrunne'rs have done heroic work, sweral of the latter, though wousa&wil, getting messages* tci the compaaij teommander and then dipping Smas.