A GALLANT FIGHT
BRITISH OFFICERS v. TRIBESMEN. OVERWHELMED AT LAST. Received August 23, 10.45 a.m. DELHI, August 22. Two British captains, Dregley (a political officer) and Buchanan (irrigation officer) and two British sergeants are reported to have been killed. The officers, together with Arab levies, at their post at Shahraban, offered a most gallant resistance against overwhelming numbers. They held out for three days, until all their ammunition was exhausted. Tho Arab levies remained loyal to the end, and died fighting side by side with the British officers.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160735, 23 August 1920, Page 9
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88A GALLANT FIGHT Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160735, 23 August 1920, Page 9
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