CHEERFUL WOUNDED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16314, 22 August 1916, Page 8

CHEERFUL WOUNDED.

EFFECT OF GOOD XF.WS. Otr. wounded i; ci. whom I have seen at casualty clearing stations close to the firing line continue to display a spirit of houndless 'hfevfulnes- write? a war correspondent with the British forces. No ,% could do justice to their heroism or adequate pre -c i,, the roe.,. .- ,-> of tneii-l j -s-lf sacrifi' f. It is an •-' -Tr-stin.; ..'.•/-urn- ( I ;' , U»;i tl ,- our %>.-o .'- i are trem< ■ douM .■• ! I hr'ped ■:■; the knowl..-dge -."a* tV- •,- have'; I helped ■:._■ -he .'a* tl- v have; | s'lfft-i-ed in :<■ rmM-.g .-vr lion i> no] j nis" i.m >gst the- i v 10 ha= i; . the tier ' : man 'ai <• •- race wh . is not <• ■ -,-io, rd tha . ' i' hritT-'s in;:;,her is up." Officers 01 the j ! r ..A M.'J. have told me that the kn.-.»'.odg»- ■ Jwe »re victorious has exercised a most ! powerful influence on the physical tondi- i t ; on of their patients. The terrible things that some of our gallant officers and i.-en. have endured without a murmur of complaint is almost beyond belie!. At one of the hospitals the commandant told me of the case 'of a young officer who was wounded in the first advance and lav for six days- in a shell-hole before he was rescued. Paring this period lie lived on food and water which he took from the dead men who lay around him. Once or twice he attempted to crawl to the trenches Oie had a fractured leg), hut he gave up the attempt because, as be said. , be wilt, afraid he might " barge into the Bosche lines bv mistake." With the help • of the ever-helpful RA.M.G he is now , comfortable and making favourable pro l gress.