. Thrilling stories of the Great War on land and sea, in the air, under the water. Sinking of a Torpedoed the British vessel Aboukir was sinking after being torpedoed bya German submarine, one of the sailors described the last moment asfollows: The captain sings out an order just like on any ordinary occa-sion, If any man wishes to leave the side of the ship he can do so, everyman for himself, then we gave a cheer and in we went. CANADIANS GLORIOUS FEAT private in the rank, as he set his teeth for the advance,knew the task in front of him, and the youngest subal-tern knew all tha
. Thrilling stories of the Great War on land and sea, in the air, under the water. Sinking of a Torpedoed the British vessel Aboukir was sinking after being torpedoed bya German submarine, one of the sailors described the last moment asfollows: The captain sings out an order just like on any ordinary occa-sion, If any man wishes to leave the side of the ship he can do so, everyman for himself, then we gave a cheer and in we went. CANADIANS GLORIOUS FEAT private in the rank, as he set his teeth for the advance,knew the task in front of him, and the youngest subal-tern knew all that rested upon its success. OFFICER FELL AT HEAD OF TROOPS It did not seem that any human being could livein the shower of shot and shell which began to playupon the advancing troops. They suffered terriblecasualties. For a short time every man seemed tofall, but the attack was pressed even closer and fourth Canadian battalion at one moment cameunder a particularly withering fire. For a moment,not more, it wavered. Its most gallant commandingofficer, Lieutenant-Colone
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