GALLANT STAND OF WORCESTERS.
ISOLATED FOR FIFTY HOURS
NO THOUGHT OF SURRENDERING
(United Service.! (Received April 27, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, April 26. Mr Beach .Thomas^ describing the Worcesters' experience, says: "Succors ful German counter-attacks swept back their neighbors, leaving the Worcesters isolated. ■ ■ • > '
"Successive advancing waves of from 3000 to 4000 Germans swept over them. The Worcesters -were well entrenched and had no thought of sunrendering, though agonised by 'thirst and the'*hurricane of shells bursting 1 overhead. They were out 36 hours, believing the Ger : mans would ultimately, be driven back. After fourteen additional hours their hopes were realised. The advancing British found the Worcesters unable to speak. Their tongues were swollen and lips parched. They were still defiant.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14283, 27 April 1917, Page 3
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118GALLANT STAND OF WORCESTERS. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14283, 27 April 1917, Page 3
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