WOUNDED OFFICER TELLS AMAZING STORY OF MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
PARIS, June 13. “Le Matin's ” Rabat correspondent describes the experiences of Lieutenant Briard, who was wounded by a bullet, fracturing his shinbone early in the fight. Lieutenant Briard lay all day, while the fighting raged round him. In the evening the rebels went round killing the French wounded. He pretended to be dead, and miraculously escaped detection. The next morning he saw a French detachment, but failed to attract their attention. Later a friendly native assisted him to rejoin his comrades, and he was taken to Mekinez in an aeroplane. Lieutenant Briard stated that he saw the rebels kill two of the leaders of the native detachment. Other reports state that two thousand rebels took part in the engagement and that they used quick-firing guns. Strong reinforcements have been despatched, including eight battalions of the Foreign Legion.—Australian Press Association—United Service.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18785, 14 June 1929, Page 6
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