THE LATEST.
WAE CORRESPONDENT'S BRAVERY.
REGARDLESS OP FLYING BULLETS. WOUNDED OFFICERS. THE NEW SOUTH WALES LANCERS. MOUNTED ON PONIES. A LIVELY TIME. Hob art, December 18. At Chevely, Mr Winston Churchill distinguished himself. With the greatest ooolness he superintended the operation of getting the truokg free of the line, and encouraged the men working by walking about m the open, bullets flying roU nd him, telling the working party not to mind, as-bhe aim was bad. Just when the line was dear Captain Wylie, shot m the thigh, dropped. Sergeant Todd, who also had an injured hand, WQXifc to the captain's
assistance and built a cover of stones as protection against the rifle fire. Just as he was lying down a shell burst right m front, scattering the stones m all directions. Some of the stones struok Todd m the hip inflioting an ugly but not a serious wound. The engine, whioh m the meantime had gone forward, was brought by Churchill to piok up as many wounded as could be found. Wylie and Todd were taken upon the tender and the engine went some further distance, when Captain Haldane, of the Dublins, and Churchill jumped off and joined the men, fighting their way baok. The New South Wales Lancers decided to mount themselves on ponies instead of waiting the arrival of their own horae3. These ponies had to be broken m, giving the troops a lively time.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIV, Issue 292, 13 December 1899, Page 2
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