ANOTHER RORKE'S DRIFT.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 184, 6 August 1917, Page 5

ANOTHER RORKE'S DRIFT.

A GALLANT BAND OF

LAKOASHTRES

Australian and N.Z. ©able Association

(Received Aug. 5, 5.5 p.m.) \ ■ ■ ■ LONDON, Aug. 4

CoiTespondenta in ' Flanders state that only now is it known that a party of Lancashires between St. Julien and. Frezenberg exceeded their objective and were unable to hold the ad--. vance<l posts which they .spontaneously established, iand to coyer the withdrawal a party of 130 held, a ruined farm against successive .: German' .waves, and -exacted a heavy .-toll* Then followed an incident which has; be^n compared to Rorke's Drift. Ea*>.» sold his life :at the pr^ce of tln'ee or four Germans. Thirty remaining,ea-u deavored to cut their way.out. ...Teat survived, reaching the British lines.. :.