The Archive · 1940

On The Battlefield

In time of danger those who take their orders from' God have the power to act. Freed from the bonds fear and selt-concern, the spiritual ly fit are ready. for leadership in any emergency." A young subaltern gave "his to God early" one morning. three hours before his tain left to take him back to the BEF. "I'm going the whole hog." he "wrote some days Tater, "rin determined that I'm going "to just as obstinate for Christ Was obstinate and afraid to come to Him. Its rather. fun taking. orders direct from the C-in-C!" He found that orders were always available fand always adequate, As, on one occasion, when he was sent with ton Jorries io. pick up men and bring them into the inner lines of Dunkirk, arranged to meet the lorries at certain bridgehead, but found only fight of them. there when he arrived.

The bridge was wilder intense shell-fire, so he sent the eight lorries fon, Then he ducked into the ditch decide what to-do about the (we missing lorries. "AS. the shells exe ploded: all round the bridge, thought to himself, "I must stay. TE Tim not here the other two lorries will never know where to go. ides, it could be said that Thad 'Then he listened "Go after those lorries at once. obeyed immediately, catching them tip just og they had lost, their way and were heading straight for the German lines. He turned them in the nick of time, and of them safely Me Next day' the other two lorries arrived. They had been intercepted by a senior officer and never, went 40 the bridge. The bridge itself was Aemolished half-an hour after he Tost it.

One hundred Lady Mayoresses Jaunehea "a naljons women's earn. paign, the sim being to make every home'a fortress against waste, gossip andi hoarding, 180.000 copies of their manifesto, "Women and. the Home Front" have been distributed. the reader of these words, prepared to follow tuis code of conduct in your life on the Home Front? Don't wait for your neighbour to begin. You will be surprised at how many others follow your example."

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