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,I I THE FOURTH WELSH I ———— EARN FAME IN THE I EAST. I ,LIEUTENANT PRO,MOTED I f- ON FIELD. I When the- story is told of the recent Rght- tng in the Dd el'ies it will be found that -the 4th We'sh, which includes 400 L!&ceUy ¡ meu, did some remark.tble woj.k and von cadying farae. They were particulajly cnn- spicuous 'n tho bayoucli charges. E'very maB was s hero. There are, however, cer- tain dends which sta-nd out prominently. TOb. Jepeated gal.antry of Lieut. Cecil Pniliips and his daring resciic of a. wounded ofScer oi another regtMeut, ujider nre, has been specia.Uy noted, the lieuten&nt being pro- moted to tne rsak of captain on the noid. Lieutenant Phiilipa is thb son of Mr. Wil-, ham ,.PhilJips, pos,r(iaster, Llmelly. "DESERVES TRE V.C." I A personal tribute to the splendjtd gal- lantry shown by Ca.upta.in Phillips Is ccn- t-tmed .in & Jetter from Captajn Hubert John:— "The 4th Weigh have seen a lot of tgtt- ing. All tb" oi6cers have an exceueut ie- putatÚn, a ;g tbe P.1ell, and what plMBes one most is to hear the men relate some of the doings .of young Ceci! PhiIIips, who is the herb of the reftimeiit. Mid deserves the V.C. The tj ings he has done are rea.Hy tnarveHous, and he s..m:s to bear a charmed life. "Among other things, he carried a wortoded ouicer of another regiment back to eover rcdpr very hes,Ty nrc." H0fe<c Parents' Sad News. I Ne-ws on Iriday of the I <Jesth in the Dardanelles of Private Robert Dav'les. South Wa'es Borderers, 38, Ishnd- piace. The sad intimation wp-,s received ciEcinlIy by the aged parents, who have ¡ three eons in the Army. Bob" was a I' popular member of the Albions R.F.C. and worked at the Old Caqtlp Works. <n Cairo Hosp!ta!. I oTJpt..Jones, JIaiitjjy, on rrjday locrD- ing receivec! a letter from his son, Lance- !C()Ipr:ù Sam Joces, 4th Welsh, stating i thaL he is at preBpnt m hospital at Cairo suffering from injuries to the shoulders and knee, and that Colour-Sergeant Meredith WUliams, C?fn?r?he? is in the same hos- pital with injuries to the right 2houlder.¡ t ?oth men are making excel?at progress t& ? wards recovery t Cheerfu! a:!d Cc"t?!t!snt. I f Corporal J. h. damage, :Out,h y\aies ? Bordt-rers, writing ho:.ie to hi? pajentg m LIaueHy, says:— We have been Hghting bard for d?y& and came out on top ,.a,:n,1 We h&ve Leen in this trench over ? ioi? i)ight and I have seen some sights. Our men are quite cheerful ane* confident aa to the h idtimate issue." The father of Ccrporal Game is 'in the Navv. I Famous LtaneHv Forward Wounded. News has been receive d at LIanelJv that Sergeant James Watts is included in the list of wounded ajnong the 4th Welsh at the Dardanelles. Watts is the wel!-kno'n Llanelly ajid Welsh international forward, a*id is one of the mcst- popular men in the 4th Welsh. He slaved for Wal o'! against England, Scot- l, Ireland, France and the Australians, and in all t,)()k part in eleven international matches. He had the reputation of being one bf the fastest forwards who ever played for Lla.nelly.

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