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arch," rang out the voice of Sergeant-Maj

, and as they reached the camp table at which I sat, the

aded the prisoner, a young man about twenty-two years of age,

y in the morning when men are brought before him, charged with any offenc

o have men charged with offences, are supposed to attend. They stand on either side of the Officer Comma

document in which the nature of the crime and the names o

able 'J--,' together with Constable 'D--,' was patrolling the Park at Bournemouth when I saw Private B-- of the 15th Battalion sitting on a park seat with two young ladies. As was customary in such cases I asked him if he had a pass. He produced a pass signed by the Commanding Officer of the 15th Battalion, which had expired the day before. When we pointed out that Private B-- was 'absent without leave,' he said he expect

crime sheet," I asked Private B-- if he had

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ited by Royal Warrant, and you are admonished not

ed!" roared the Sergeant-Major as the prisoner left th

on. As soon as a man donned the bronze shoulder badge with "Canada" on it he became a Canadian, and forgot his hyphen. There was no mention of th

ting for the King. When he came to see me, he said he knew our regiment would see some fighting and he wanted to go with us. I asked him if he could handle horses. He said he could so I put him into the transport to his great joy. A very

ept it. He said that when he woke up before daylight he found himself in a strange tent. He knew it was time for him to go and attend to his horses, so he got out as quietly as possible so as not to disturb his comrades, and had gone about his duties as usual. His story, which was verified, gained him forgiveness. He proved a very good soldier afterwards, and at the Battle of St. Julien, when th

of British regular regiments so as to acquire the proper polish. This would, no doubt, have been very desirable, but when we reached Salisbury Plains we found the British War Office in the throes of evolving

, we were asked to come to the aid of the New Army, and we gave as many officers and instructors as we could spare. Commissions in the new army were offered freely to non-commissioned officers of t

a village or on a farm to realize that he has to obey the orders of his superior officer, if that officer happens to be a comrade who

aught that they must not bully or browbeat their subordinates. We di

ers of Cromwell and the Japanese from religious motives, the Germans from fear of their superior officers, and the British and French armies of to-day from patriotism and a high sense of duty. When a soldier obeys from a sense of duty he will "carry on" even if his officers are killed or disabled. His courage is much higher. In previous wars when a battalion was decimated or

room to teach a man that it was one of his first duties to try and keep his "conduct sheet,"-that

ng to overstay a "pass." When a soldier wants to leave camp he has to get permission from the officer commanding his company. He then g

be represented, and there was quite a flutter of excitement and much interest as to who should go to represent

rom a balcony close to Temple Bar. The procession has been described so often that everybody knows all about it. The Canadians made a very fine showing. They were under the command

the British regulars covered each other as they marched in fours along the

d instruction, beginning with squad drill. It was drill, drill, d

on ploughing in rain, that in Canada would have sent the hired man to the shelter of the barn. After a w

r they got through their squad drill they took two nights a w

with him and formed a friendship which I regard very highly. Mr. Kipling is one of the great me

uli. The earth trembled with the tread of the battalions and the hoofs of the battery horses. Thirty thousand Canadians in battle array is a sight never to be forgotten. Everything passed off well, considering the difficulties with which we had to contend. General Campbell was accompanied by Mr. Walter Long, M.P. After luncheon he was kind enough to ride over to the 48th and complimented us very highly on our excellent appearance. The field training and hard work was working wonders on t

hink that just as soon as a man dons a uniform he is ready to go to the Front. This re-acts on the men, and with everyone asking "When are you going to the Front?" they become almost frantic with impatience. After a soldier has been drilling a while, however, he realizes there is still

for the Front at once. A man that had lost a leg and whose left arm had been shattered at the elbow was invalided h

ted action in which the latter ship upheld the traditions of the British Navy. We also learned that while in England the Canadians were supposed to

ers who had given their lives in the interests of the new science. Some of the Canadians joined this Corps. Lieut. Lawson of the 48th, an engineer of ability and experience, subsequently joined and served in Mesopotamia. One man in our

different regiments had a race for eights in the Thames. We had eight first class men who had belonged to Canadian fast crews, namely, Lieutenants Alex. Sinclair, Acland, Bick

lman Co

ed at Annie's Land. They played a very strong game but were

gow were very kind