Press Bureau
states that
Previous few days
fighting,
Has been heavy
North of the
river Lys .
The names of
Hollebekke-
Wytschaete - Messines,
Now makes an
entry
Into English army
vocabulary.
In a new style of fighting,
In a new style of fighting,
Fierce German
infantry
Attack – to be counter-attacked.
Allied lines are
maintained,
But at a
considerable loss.
Zanvoorde to Frelinghien
Zanvoorde to Frelinghien
Line sees severe
encounters.
Allied strength
is backed
By reinforcements,
And more
reinforcements.
The belief being
The belief being
That the other
side,
Has far heavier losses;
In successive
waves,
German infantry
rises,
Only to heavily
fall.
On the 8th 100 prisoners
On the 8th 100 prisoners
And 6 machine
guns are taken.
Pressured
fighting centres
North of Ypres at
Cheluveldt
And Dixmude - in
the midst
Stands Belgium town of Ypres
In a prophetic statement,
In a prophetic statement,
Defence of Ypres will be
‘Reckoned in history as one
Of he most striking
episodes,
In the annals of
the British Army.’
For 3 long weeks,
For 3 long weeks,
Continual fall of
shells,
Over both night
and day.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1914. British Army in Flanders - Defence of Ypres – Striking Episode in Military Annals – Desperate Fighting. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 13 Nov. p.9. Col.2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11223163/Daily-Telegraph-November-13-1914.html [Accessed: 13 November 2014].
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1914. British Army in Flanders - Defence of Ypres – Striking Episode in Military Annals – Desperate Fighting. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 13 Nov. p.9. Col.2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11223163/Daily-Telegraph-November-13-1914.html [Accessed: 13 November 2014].
Mann, J., 2014. 100 years Ago -
Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 13 November
2014).
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