THE INDIAN ARMY
TRIBUTE TO THEIR GALLANTRY
IN THE HARD-FOUGHT FIELDS OF FRANCE.
LONDON, December 27. - The Prince of Wale.s, addressing a j parad.« o( an Indian Army corps be- j fore their departure from France, conveyed a kind message as follows : "Over a year ago we summoned you to tight for the safety of the Empire. I honoured my pledged word and confidence in your sense -:f duty, your courage and. your chivalry ' and since I have been nobly just/fied. I now require your services in .unrtrcr field of action. I wish to cxoi'r-a my satisfaction at your conduct in the battlefields of Belgium and France. The toil, hardships, courage, and endurance, often against great odds, and your noble deeds will ever be memorable..* I am confident that in this warfare, with new conditions and peculiarly, trying circumstances, you worthily upheld the honour of the Empire, and the great traditions of the Indian Army. I will hold your* gallant sacrifices in grateful remembrances. •
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Grey River Argus, 29 December 1915, Page 5
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