STORY FROM THE TRENCHES.
‘‘A great story is going the round of the trenches about one of the Parliamentary visitors,” writes a Gssiborne soldier in France. “The visitor was fitted •out in one of Lieutenant Seddon s tunics, and of course the
star on the uniform got the salute it was entitled to from all the men who were passed. The M.P. was hugely delighted and insisted on shaking hands with all who saluted him, thinking lie was being recognised by old supporters. He said to nearly all: ‘I know your face, where have I seen you before? and did quite a Tot m electioneering in the trenches. Nevertheless he was a spirt. At one place iie was in the Huns opened a bombardment and between shots lie was out, from under cover looking ifor curios. Another member grew lather excited when shown three aeroplane photos oi the sector lie had been over. He seized the hand of one of the officers. and shaking it vigorously said, Alan, to-day 1 have lived; yes lived, lived, lived.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5539, 20 September 1916, Page 3
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176STORY FROM THE TRENCHES. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5539, 20 September 1916, Page 3
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