To the Editor of the "Norni-Cinxa Dawy News"
Sm—As you aptly observed in a recent editorial, many of my, countrymen find mere words Inadequate to express their heartfelt gratitude to the members of the Royal Ulster Rifles for their gallant deeds last week in assisting the helpless refugees, and especially in aiding the wounded women, children and men, in the Jessfield area. These deeds were performed "under trying cir cumstances, often in defiance of great danger to the Tommies themselves. Our feelings are all the more: olgnant in view of the unfortunate [casualties suffered by so many of the Riffemen while on active duty.
I wish to beg the hospitality of your esteemed columns to add a word tribute to the members of this re=
Biment, for I had the privilege of Being associated with some of these men while they were on their errands of mercy. In the morning, of October while the members of my. staff were busy moving the patients from four" temporary Railway—Hospital quarters, located opposite the Jessfield Station, to places of safety, several /wounded refugees, women and girls, with different parts of their bodies torn off by enemy shrapnel and bombs, were carried into the hospital for treatment by the Ulster Riflemen Jat the adjacent post. The men remained with the wounded victims Jand did not leave until they had done everything possible 10 assist the: medical staff in their harrowing
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