... see about us the papers you must look for the Guards Brigade as we ei-s all together. We go to the relief of Kimberley when we leave here, so I might dead by the time you get this, as I have been in the firing line twice out of three times. Who do you think ...

... reptiles, grasses, etc., has been sent from Gibralter Mrs. Heaton's son, Private H. C. Heaton, who is in the 2ud Grenadier Guards. Over the opening ceremony Mr. A. Strange, J.P., presided, and he was supported by Mr. F. J. Grant, J.P., by whom the exhibition ...

... place, and which lasted over twelve hours. The fire, which was kept up till dark, is more than my pen can describe, as was nothing but murderous fire. But all the praise is due to our artillery, who were firing even in the dark. We never got bite that day ...

... SOLDIER AND TEE VICTORIA , CROSS. LETTER PROM THE PROBABLE RECIPIENT. AN AWFUL FIRE. i The statement that Burnley fellow, Private A. Andcrsou, of the 1st Scots Guards, • has been recommended for the Victoria Cress has aroused much interest in the town ...

... Commanding the Ist East Lancashire CLITHEROE MAN DIES AT MODDER RIVER. Lanes-Corporal J. Clitheroe, of the 2nd Coldstream Guards, who died of enteric fever at River on the 9th inst., was native of Clitheroe, where his parents and relatives reside. After ...

... already aware, has been'recommended for the Victoria Cross through his carrying two men off the battlefield under an awful fire during the Modeler River fight. Private Anderson is Burnley lad bred and born, and as we stated on Wednesday, was twenty-five ...

... a volley at only 30 paces distant. The colonel, adjutant, and two other officers were killed, the Suffolks having scarcely fired shot. The rear fled back to the pickets, thousand yards away .someone having shouted ''Retire. About 150 remained. They lost ...

... of a sudden the Boers opened fire upon us. The troops at the time were marching quarter column, and in consequence suffered severely from the Boer fire. They dropped us like sheep, and owing to a cross fire from the Guards we could not retreat except under ...

... S0LDIERS. A DEAD SOLDIER'S LETTER. In the letter to hand to his wife at Barnsley, Lance-Corporal J. Clitheroe, of the Coidstream Guards, whose death was reported from Modder River last Tuesday, stated i that so far he was all right. Continuing, he said: Wc have ...

... from so ardent place, was curious what cool customer he was. Had the hard life taken it out of him—taken away the elan, the fire of pursuit, the delightful irresponsibility of the born lover, who, over a world in ruin, chases and clascs to him the woman ...

... yards of the enemy's trenches to guard our guns and the remainder the division. I was glad when morning came. W all retired back to Modder River, a distance of miles, without having any food for two days, and the enomy firing at us until we got out of range ...

... wounded out of about a hundred killed wounded of tbe Scots Guards. We took this camp after fourteen hours' l ard fighting. The two men right and left of me were wounded—both Lancashire fellows. They firing on us for four hours before we could see them. There ...