. The story of the Munsters at Etreux, Festubert, Rue du Bois and Hulloch . ng, sweepingridge of down land ; a space of quietscenery spread out to the horizon likea calm sea. On the German side wereAuchy, Hulloch, and Loos, and on the 48 STORY OF THE MUNSTERS British Cambrin, Vermelle, Philosophe,and Mazingarbe, and between themthe desolate ground from which Uvingthings are fenced and barred out. Thetrenches divided the two main roadsat right angles, and the HuUoch roadplayed an important part in subsequentoperations. Here and there over thegrass, piles of slag stood out like stubborntowers, b
. The story of the Munsters at Etreux, Festubert, Rue du Bois and Hulloch . ng, sweepingridge of down land ; a space of quietscenery spread out to the horizon likea calm sea. On the German side wereAuchy, Hulloch, and Loos, and on the 48 STORY OF THE MUNSTERS British Cambrin, Vermelle, Philosophe,and Mazingarbe, and between themthe desolate ground from which Uvingthings are fenced and barred out. Thetrenches divided the two main roadsat right angles, and the HuUoch roadplayed an important part in subsequentoperations. Here and there over thegrass, piles of slag stood out like stubborntowers, black and desolate as someminor, haunting fragment of an evildream. They masked the mines, andwere treacherous, cruel defences on apoor, wasted land. The weather was gloriously fine, andunder the heavy bombardment of theBritish guns the whole sky-line seemedto be in eruption. Huge masses ofchalk-dust and smoke lifted hundreds offeet into the air, and rolled slowly awaylike a drowsy cloud trailing near theground and reluctant to depart fromthis best of all possible Major J. W. Considine and Royal Munster Fusiliers, killed while leading theBattalion at Hulloch, September 25th, 1915 Record of Service :—Left Sandhurst in April, 1902. Mohmand Expedition,1908. Kings Medal and clasp. France, April nth, 1915. Took temporarycommand of the 2nd Battalion, May loth. [To face p. 49. STORY OF THE MUNSTERS 49 In the grey light of the morningof September 25th the British gunsopened a furious fire, joined by therattle of rifle and machine guns. With-out fuss or disorder the Munstersawaited the moment when they shouldface a pouring stream of bullets andcharge into the teeth of the storm. Led by Major Considine,the Munsterspushed up the winding trenches to thefront line, exchanging a word or twoas they went, and relying, as all men doin time of crisis, upon those unexplainedresources that stand for all that is bestin a soldier. When they reached thefront line the leading company wasbloc
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