From Frontline to Dover: A Soldier’s Narrow Escape and Homeward Return
The account recalls Sergt H J Mansfield of the 27th Battalion CEF describing a day of battle near Kemel, rescuing women and children, a shell strike that burying him and friends, and a torpedo hit on the hospital ship Angleterre. He survives with an injured arm and is rushed to England where his mother fights to save his arm.
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Pine
Kemel
Ypres
England
Canada
Angleterre
Channel
Bologne
Dover
Ramsgate
Brother's Escape and Early Canadian War Service
Sergeants Mansfield recounts his brother Frank’s harrowing escape from German captivity through sugar sacks, guided by watches, and survival in forests and Dutch towns before a Dutch farmer aided his return to a British envoy. The article also notes the formation of the third Canadian Mounted Rifles in December 1914 and A Gillies Wilkin joining as an early chaplain candidate.
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Mackintosh
Holland
Germany
Frank
Third
Canadian Mounted Rifles
A. Gillies-Wilkin
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Cavalry
Chaplain-turned-soldier fights to end in Ottoman trenches
A World War I account details a chaplain who joined frontline combat in France after serving with a cavalry unit. He ditched his badges for a rifle and bayonet at Ypres, fought amid a German assault, and was captured, later surviving as a prisoner. The narrative spans Cairo drills, Gallipoli, and a heavy Turkish counterattack with trench warfare vividly described.
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England
France
Ypres
Cairo
Dardanelles
Allah
Soldier recalls Marne and four fronts in World War I
British Army sergeant recounts near-fatal Marne stand with the 6th Dragoons, seven wounds, and seven brothers killed. He explains tactics at Mons against a German force described as a wall of Prussians, plus actions at Dardanelles and other fronts, while praising Gen Smith-Dorrien and cavalry strikes.
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Marne
6Th Dragons
Dardanelles
South Africa
England
6Th Inniskillin Dragoons
Mons
Antwerp
Dardenelles
Balkans
Ypres
Loos
Smith-Dorrien
Rescue and Escort of an American Soldier to Alexandria
An American soldier describes being rescued at dawn and hauled into British trenches by ropes. A Red Cross ambulance transported him to the beach then by boat to Alexandria Egypt where he received extensive hospital care near the khedive’s palace.
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Red Cross
Alexandria
Egypt
Resident Dentist Successor to Dr Smith in Spring Valley
Local dental practice announces the appointment of a successor to Dr R A Smith. Office hours are 9 to 12 then 1 to 6, with evening and Sunday appointments by request. Location listed as China’s Office Store Ath el ee tier Building, over Bower in Spring Valley.
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R. A. Smith
Spring Valley
Dr La Due Office Hours This Week
Doctor La Due holds Wednesday and Friday afternoon clinics at the office of Dr A Rummell in Spring Valley.
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DR. LA Due
DR. A. Rummell
Spring Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sergt
H. J. Mansfield
C. FE. F
Preeley Institute
Dwight
27Th Battalion
Angelterre
Major J. C. Biggs
Food Administration
Mazola
Corn Products Refining Company
Battery Place
New York
Corn Products Refining Co
Uravis
Chicago
Illinois
Sergt. C. C. Martin
John Teehan
Brown Bros. Cons. Co
Spring Valley, Illinois
Paul F. McNamara
WM. Hawthorne
J. L. Murphy
Athel
Tier
Bower
J. J. Moran
W. St. Paul St
Spring Valley Diiners
Cassiday Bros
Yool
Lilliards
J. Ww. Franklin
Jagodszinski
Spring Valley, Wz
Jagodzinski
Trumbar
DR. Olmsted
Peru
Prentist
FORD
Warnock & Davis Garage
Greenwood and
Erie Streets
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