. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. 16 IN ME MORI tion, till he conducted a draft for the ist Bat-talion to Kemmel. On 14 December he led twoplatoons against theGerman lines, and hav-ing lain all day underfire, severely wounded,brought back the sur-vivors, his CO. testi-fying : Your gallantconduct in the fieldhas been reported tome, and I have hadmuch pleasure in bring-ing it to the notice ofhigher three months inhospital and on garrison duty till 8 August 1915,h£ joined the 2nd Gordons, engaged in manoeuvresand trench-construction, and was promoted se-cond offi
. Roll of service in the Great War, 1914-1919. 16 IN ME MORI tion, till he conducted a draft for the ist Bat-talion to Kemmel. On 14 December he led twoplatoons against theGerman lines, and hav-ing lain all day underfire, severely wounded,brought back the sur-vivors, his CO. testi-fying : Your gallantconduct in the fieldhas been reported tome, and I have hadmuch pleasure in bring-ing it to the notice ofhigher three months inhospital and on garrison duty till 8 August 1915,h£ joined the 2nd Gordons, engaged in manoeuvresand trench-construction, and was promoted se-cond officer of A Company on the fightingline. After a night of cutting wire before TheSilesian Sap he led the guiding platoon of theregiment against the German position betweenVermelles and Hulluch and there fell 25 Septem-ber 1915. His capability as an officer is shownby the fact that he had so instructed his they were able to carry out orders and madegood even after their officer fell . One of manytributes paid to him by his fellow-officers states : He k
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