"The Army is full of dare-devils, Avho are never happy unless they are risking their lives in some extravagant way. Two men of the Leinster Begiment had an argument about each other's ■ running powers. To settle the dispute, they had a 100 yds sprint outside the trendies, under German fire all the way. Both had some narrow escapes, btit got through, 'without a scratch. They wanted to do it over again, but an officer stopped them."—Private Collier, of tbo" Sherwood .Foresters, siaco invalided home.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 10, 13 January 1915, Page 3
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84Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 10, 13 January 1915, Page 3
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