lonel Horsborgh was taken ill suddenly on the transport returning
from Aden, and he was buried at sea by Colonel Laurie.
[8] See page 119.
[9] General Laurie and his brother. Colonel Dyson-Laurie, went to the
Crimean War when quite young boys, aged respectively 18 and 15. Appended
is an article written by the former, and is of interest in drawing a
contrast between the conditions of war in 1854 and those of the late
war.
[10] Brigadier-Gen. Lowry Cole fell in action at the Battle of
Fromelles, May 9th, 1915.
[11] General Bird commanded the 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles, and was
through the severe fighting of the Battle of the Aisne and the Retreat
from Mons, where he was terribly wounded and lost his leg.
[12] Lieut. W.F.E. Denison (Sherwood Foresters) served in the Great War,
and fell mortally wounded in the last German advance near Cambrai on
March 24th, 1918.
[13] Civil and Military.
[14] See page 29.
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