INGLEWOOD MAN’S STORY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 67, 19 July 1915, Page 7

INGLEWOOD MAN’S STORY

SEVERELY WOUNDED BY A OUM DUM. \ Ono 61 the rnou severely wounded in tho landing at Caba Tope was Private Xicholls, of Wellington Infantry, who lives at Inglewood. He was with tho New Zealanders who were sent to reinforce tho Australians scrambling up the acclivity that faced thorn. His company made use to some extent of the scrub to dodge the machine gun s and sniping oi the enemy, but on tho whole it was a steady march straight up to the bring line. Private Nicholls describes the country as being scrubby with a rush-like growth six or seven feet high, which served admirably for the concealment of snipers. They at once started to dig themselves into temporary trenches with their small entrenching tools. About 8 o’clock on Monday morning lie was hit by a sniper from tho side. Ho found ho was badly wounded in the left thigh, and as the ambulance men could not get up he had to lie in the trenches till 11 o’clock. He was carried to a side trench and temporarily fixed up. The wound is severe, being still open to the hone. It was caused by an explosive or dumdum bullet, a compound fracture of the thigh resulting. He is to lie treated at hospital in Wellington, and it is thought a sil-

ver phite "ill have to lx* inserted in the thigh. On removal from the scene of action he was taken aboard the Derr/linger, a captured German vessel ,and conveyed to Alexandria and then to Cairo hospital.