ENTHUSIASM WITH THE BAYONET.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15338, 23 July 1915, Page 8

ENTHUSIASM WITH THE BAYONET.

Several letters describing the >"ew Zeaianders , fighting exploits iaw been received by the parents of Private »• / l>. Stammers, Ist (Canterbury) **&* ment, recently, and one or two of the incidents are told with a certain vrriclterseness which is quite admirable. Attae presoat time Private Stammers A Ivinc wounded at the Alexandria UMr pita?, but he states that ho expects .- vciy slioitly to bo discharged as cured,and to be at it again. Private otaminers, : took part in the first landing, and Jα.. the famous bayonet charges, and ho recouuU with enormous satisfaction M . fatal stabbing of two..Turks from behind as they tied. This attention not having the desired effect Stammers fimshed them off with a bullet each vi, the head. ' , Ho says that on more than one ©ccasion Turkish bullets have been picked n:, which simply had a -wooden core . within the nickel sheathing. He is very • pleased to tluuk that the New Zealand boys have made a favourable aapression" on the Imperial troops. "Tommies ,, say that the colonial troops are very cool under fire, and that nothing will stop them when they «£ vanco with the bayonet. "When they take a position," said a "Tommy, "they will either hold it or die at their posts, but they won't go back.'