DEBENY AND MANGIN.

Evening Star, Issue 16824, 28 August 1918, Page 4

DEBENY AND MANGIN.

SUCCESSES BOTH SIDES OF OISE.

LONDON, August 27 (4.30 p.m.). French communique: South of the Avre this morning we increased our progress in Jfche region of St, Mard (one mils west of •Boye), after repelling several counter-at-tacks. During yesterday w® prisonered 1,100, including 36 officers. Between the Oise and tho Aisne a German counter-attack west of Ch&vigny (three miles north of Soissons) failed. We advanced our line 1,200 metres east of Bagnenx (six miles north of Soissons). Thera was likely artillery fire in the night time between the Ailette and the Aisne. OORPORAL WILLSAM LLOYD BROWN. Mr A. Johnston Brown, of Dunedin, is advised that his only eon, Corporal William Lloyd Brown, w--as killed in action in France on (he 15th irat. He was born in Dunedin 26 or 27 years ago; educated at Selwyn College and the Waitaki High School; and entered the service of Dalgoly and Co. at Dunedin, and w r as transferred by that Arm to Palmerston North and tben to Blenheim. He was turned down the first tune ho vohmteecrd for military service, but tried again and was passed, and after training with the 21st Reinforcements ho left with tho 22nd. He served in France for over a year, and took part in much of the fighting, including the impoitant engagements at Passcheaidaele last October..