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Show - Honors Showered on Old War Steed at Horse Show First Animal to Jump Hin-denburg Hin-denburg Line After Infantry Infan-try Went Over Rewarded. LONDON', Sept. 6. (By the Associated Press.) A gallant veteran .of the great war took part In the recent Aldershot horse siiow and received the honors his Ion;; and faithful service merited. "B 20," as he was known on the books of his army command, entered the military mili-tary service in the Dragoon guards in 1912, and was among the first to cross the channol with the "Old Contempti-bles" Contempti-bles" in 1914. After carrying Lieutenant Colonel W. O. Winwood through the retreat re-treat from lions, "B 30" took part in every action on the western front in which cavalry was engaged, including the battles of the Marne, Ypres, Loos, the Somme, Cambrai, Oouzeacourt and Arras. Ar-ras. He is credited with being the first horse to jump tile Hindenburg line after the infantry in-fantry went over, and took two first prizes in cavalry horse shows held in Flanders. He was wounded several times, and returned to England last April with Colonel Winwood, who had ridden him throughout the war and who brought home with him the distinguished service order for gallantry in the field. |