MGraves of the South Wales Borderers Who Fell in 1914 will be remembered that the 2nd Battalion of the South Wales Borderers took part with the Japanese troops in the taking 'Tsingtao in the autumn of 1014. "Where were a number of casualties and after the battle British residents of Shanghai and Tientsin too' charge of the dead. An attractive Piece of ground was obtained amon the hills not far from Tsingtao, 95 shown in the accompanying photograph: Here the South Wales) Borderers' dead were buried. The} round was nicely laid out and sue-Founded with a substantial wall and the Shanghai Race Club has of invested which provides for annual expenditure of about $2
Photographs were sen Lieut.-Colonel T. C. Greenwa} whom the following letter has now Been received by one of the Race Club officials. Colonel Greenway writes must apologize for not answer ing your letter of July 31 enclosir photographs of the graves of the 2nd Bu. 'The South Wales Hovd fers, at' Tsingtao; but it avy when we were away on Axmny Mancouvves from where we have only just returned. Thank you very much indeed for the photo graphs and for your letter. I can-tell you how grateful we all ave to the British residents of Tientsin and Shanghai for making such a nice little cemetery and to the Shanghai Race Club for keeping it the excellent order which tho} photographs show it to be in. There Are still in this Battalion fand. three Officers who were at tsingtao together with about 12 'N.C.0.'s and men. I have also been fable to show your letter and photographs to about 20 old soldiers who were there. It is very gratifying to us all to realize how well. the graves of our Comrades are bei Tooked after by our fellow country men in China.
"Will you convey our most grateful thanks to the members of the Shanghai Race Club for their kind= ness and great generosity? Your fter is the first intimation to the battalion that we are indebted to the members of the Shanghai Race Club for the upkeep of the Cemetery: which up till now we had thought was being looked after by the Imperial War Graves Commission. You will realize therefore how exceedingly touched we all are by the thought that such a_personal interest is being taken in it."
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