. The story of the Munsters at Etreux, Festubert, Rue du Bois and Hulloch . hewhole world. The bombardment ofthe enemys trenches had begun, andthe noise grew to the dimensions ofintensest force, crashing and roaring 38 STORY OF THE MUNSTERS with the rage of a storm at sea. Theobject of the bombardment was to cutgaps in the barbed wire in front of theBattahon, and for seven minutes thetorrent of sound tore and rent the for thirty minutes the guns spoke,and on the amazed instant of silenceColonel Rickard gave the order forattack. Cheering wildly the men fol-lowed him over the breastwork
. The story of the Munsters at Etreux, Festubert, Rue du Bois and Hulloch . hewhole world. The bombardment ofthe enemys trenches had begun, andthe noise grew to the dimensions ofintensest force, crashing and roaring 38 STORY OF THE MUNSTERS with the rage of a storm at sea. Theobject of the bombardment was to cutgaps in the barbed wire in front of theBattahon, and for seven minutes thetorrent of sound tore and rent the for thirty minutes the guns spoke,and on the amazed instant of silenceColonel Rickard gave the order forattack. Cheering wildly the men fol-lowed him over the breastworks, witha rush that swept them across the openunder deadly fire to a little ditch, somehalf-way between the British and Ger-man lines. There they were to liedown and take cover while the Artil-lery again bombarded, only continuingthe rush when the fire lifted. As they crossed the first hundred andfifty yards to the given point. ColonelRickard fell, killed by a bullet thatstruck the spinal column of the one who knew him could everdoubt that he would have chosen any. Lieutenant-Colonel V. G. H. Rickard 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers, killed while gallantly leadingthe Battalion at Rue du Bois, 9th May, 1915 Record of Service :—South African War, 1902—Served as Adjutant, 2ndRoyal Munster Fusiliers, operations in the Transvaal, April to May, in Orange River Colony, February, April and May, 1902. QueensMedal, with three clasps. Promoted Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel, 8th March,1915. [To face p. 38. STORY OF THE MUNSTERS 39 other end than to die leading the Regi-ment he so loved all his life ; he gainedthe perfect death that takes no thoughtof self, and which, in all truth, isswallowed up in victory. Captain Campbell Dick, leading withmagnificent dash, carried on B Com-pany with 5 and 6 Platoons, led toadmiration by Lieutenant Price andLieutenant Horsfall ; by this time theclose-range fire of the Germans pouredlike rain from thunder-clouds. Caringnothing at all
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