A cable message in the Australian papers reports that Major-General G. T. M. Bridges, C.M.G., U. 5.0., has had to have a leg amputated. When he held the rank of Major in the first few weeks of the war, ho was the hero of the incident of St. Quentin. lie was sent hack to rally 250 stragglers in the retreat; from Mods, and found them in a state of collapse. Bridges purchased a toy drum and a penny whistle in a village shop, and with an improvised band, rou'ntied up the men, who laughed, despite iheir weariness, and led them -in. a march ol 09 .*>ll.*.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10109, 17 October 1917, Page 5
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106Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10109, 17 October 1917, Page 5
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