Egypt
"■-i" I H -‘-i 1 GALLANT ROYAL SCOTS.
[United Prkss Association.] (Received 11 «■&#£)■**'* ' ‘ ’ ’ London, April 25. The. action was more severe than reported. A company of Royal Scots gallantly def en docUstbiall*krotlasti;- the enemy leaving one hundred killed and prisoners. The Australian Light Horse, pursuing, inflicted further loss, taking a number of others prisoners.
PARTICULARS OF FIGHTING IN QUATIA DISTRICT. — mow ' The High Commissioner reports.;— Loudon, April 24 (3.20 p.m.)* Fighting in the Quatia district was more severe than mmti wmmv The enemy casualties were seventy lulled, which were left behind, and tweu--1 tiy-eight- were taken Hive captured five thousand rounds of four machine-gun belt lull, twentyIRghty rifles. One of our mounted Upgudes was engaged all day with the HLdiy. On Monday-, eiglff ueVopLaneg {Hacked Quatia, effecting a complete IHprise, and the hostile camp was destroyed. The enemy Hffered severe casualties from the Hbmbs dropped and from the machineHun fire. No further fighting has ocHurred since Monday. The enemy ap* R,eared to be Hluatia district.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 18, 26 April 1916, Page 6
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166Egypt Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 18, 26 April 1916, Page 6
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