CANADIAN CAVALRY

Evening Star, Issue 15968, 23 November 1915, Page 10

CANADIAN CAVALRY

SIR J. FKEXCH'S TRIBUTE. EXAMPLE TO THE EMPIRE. The following speeoh was delivered recently by Sir John French (the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in Trance) to the Canadian Cavalry Brigade : I am very glad to have the opportunity to come here this morning, because I want io toil you how very highly I .v;-vrociafp all the '■■rvices you have rendereA, In the first ['lace, all the troops in Canada bave shown a_ very magnificent example to the wholcBmpire in vohuitering to come ovp.r here, in doinp so yo.ii performed perhaps the jrraatcst service of all, that of riveting together the bonds that hiinl our pire—bonds that will never now be severed. ' Purely of this great service of our Overseas j nonunions at, the head of them nl! comes! Canada. ! I wish to express my appreciation to you j for the splendid manner in which yon ' re- j spondee! to the call that was made "to you I early in the ypar when you arrived from! i'ngland. and the 'tremendous losses which l-.m-e been suffered bv this Canadian Cavahy

Brigade. by giving up your horses and coming out Ikm-s to serve. The third great service you have rendered is the greatest since you have been out here —you took a very prominent part in the Battle of Festubert, where we nor. only gained a considerable amount of ground, but oapturcd a largo . quantity of material. Then nt Givcnchy . you kept up the same fighting: record, and > op to a few days ago have been doing very . ha,rd work in the trenches. , j —Praise for General See.ly.— > i I should liko to take this opportunity of >j expressing to General Seely my grea,t appreii eiation of his fine work on many cessions. 11 He gave me the most valuable informa'ion, :\ and never spared liimself in any way what-' ■ t ever. My personal thanks are duo io bun. i :| It is not the first time I bave been with the; •j Canadian Cavalry. I remember being with i ■| I hem live or six years ago, and I RHe! ; thought that the next time I should be talk-! 1 ing to them would be here. Weil. I cniy j ij wish io tell you how much I appreciate the I i splendid work you have done. I am sure j j von have earned the gratitude of I he whole ! Empire. _ , I One special word I wish to say to you on ! i ■» subject that, has come to my knowledge.. ! I believe before you left England there was some understanding- that, you should get

- yoar horsos within a certain iime. 1 am - quite sure every one of you will b3 pres pared to leave it to my judgment as to when " your horses are returned to you. I assure , you I am most anxious to see yon mounted s as cavalry, but the time has not yet come s| when' that, can be done. Whenever the ■ j time doe.s come—-1 do not know how soon it [ | may be—then T will be able to see what 'j lino cavalry soldiers you arc. Your horsea j will bo sent, to you, and you will be able to ; pursue your proper role. 1 ain quite sure I I need only say that. ;j lam quite confident thai whatever you . ; are called upon to '\o in iho future-will bs j nobly curried out. Your records will go I down to posterity as one of Ibe most splen- .: did in Ktijrlih "history, r hops every offij cer, non-commissioner oflicer, and man of (he , i Canadian Cavalry Brigade will understand i that I personally offer you my most grateful , J ihanks for iho work you have done. i ' =