Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-12-03 | Page 8 | How British Regiment Dies

Hmo How British Regiment Dies Bj By l S Service London Dec 2 TIle Tho Tho tribute which for some unknown rca roa- SOft lion on escaped public attention tolls Its Ha own wn wn story tory of ot heroism On n May 27 7 1118 th the tho Second Battali Battal- Battal i i tan Ion n of e the tho Devonshire regiment repelled re- re pelted successive enemy a assaults s with 1 I gallantry and determination and maintained an unbroken front till a late hour The staunchness of or this battalion permitted defenses to be or- or and their occupation by hI b- b bro ro- ro to bo be completed Ini In- In i b by the tho sang sang-froid of 01 their gallant gal gal- r lant ant commander a ate few survivors I though Isolated without hope of or f as- as istance fought to tho the last with una un- un a obedience to o orders Thus Thua i tho whole battalion colonel 8 g officers and 6 cers noncommissioned off officers cers and men mn responded with one ac accord accord accord cord and offered their lives lIve In ungrudging ungrudging un un- un- un grudging sacrifice to to-tho to the sacred cause caule 1 I of ot the allies Abridged from order of 0 the da day August 20 20 O. O 1918 by General Gen eral Berthelot commanding Fifth French arm army afterwards In An general orders for tor tho the of or all ranks ranle b by Sir 51 Douglas Hall Halg