... to the personal question said : — I ,. wa 3 charged with wanton wasto of the men entrusted to my command n , t the Battle o £ the Somme . I rapudiafe that charge with igdignatiofl . The measures taken which led to this loss wero either , in opposition ...

... from 1914 1916, referring a personal question, said: was oHarged with the wanton waste of men entrusted command at the battle of the Somme. T repudiate that charge witii indignation. The measures which led to this loss were •v't.her in opposition to my r ...

... —Britain at war with Germany„ 20.—Germans occupy Brussels. ~ 22.—Battle of Mons. Sep. 7-8. —Battle of the Marne. Oct. 9. —Antwerp taken by Germans. ~ 29-31.—First Battle of Ypres. rt Nov. 1. —Battle of Coronel: H.M.S. nrn and Good Hope sunk. „ 5. —Britain declares ...

... ) , and shortly afterwards he received a commission as 2 nd Lieiit . in the Boyal Engineers . He was wounded at the battle of the Somme in 1915 and sent home , but on recovering he returned t o France and is hot ? with his company in ^ Belgium , having ...

... January, when he wee de' snobiiised. During that time he hail risen from a private to the mink ot laneessergeamt at the battle of the Somme. He peorineed his discharge pairu-s which *hosed that he had a clean sheet, without a mark against him. The Stool in ...