BRITISH ARMOURED CARS ASSIST THE RUSSIANS.
GREAT GALLANTRY SHOWN BY THE CREWS Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON> „_ ine Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post states that the Russians warmly praise the gallantry of the British armoured-car detachment. The detachment moved at early morning ahead of the cavalry scouts, but found sandbags artfully scattered along the roads Volunteers in the face of almost certain death, crawled out and dragged the bags away, and the cars advanced and opened fire Subsequently intense concentrated artillery compelled them to retire ' A German counter-attack was expected the following day, but the cars proceeded right up to the enemy's position, with the result that a counter-attack was not attempted. The desperate courage displayed by the CreWS of the cars has established a strong Anglo Jussian
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16595, 19 July 1917, Page 5
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