THE 74TH (YEOMANRY) DIVISION IN SYRIA AND FRANCE. By Major
C. H. Dudley Ward, D.S.O., M.C. (Murray. 21s. net.)—Thc 74th Division was formed in March, 1917, from yeomanry regiments who had been sent dismounted to Egypt. General Girdwood chose as its emblem a broken spur—no doubt " influenced by a certain bitterness against the fate which had condemned the fine yeomanry units from which it was formed to be deprived of their horses, and to fight as infantrymen in a country where mounted troops had the most favourable opportunities." The history of these yeomen, well though briefly told by Major Dudley Ward, is characterized by Lord Allenby as " a shining example of patriotism, of devotion to duty, and of self-effacement when the call of duty came." They took a brilliant part in the campaign which resulted in the capture of Jerusalem. In the crisis of 1918 they were hurriedly despatched to France, where they maintained the high reputation which they had won in Palestine. Major Dudley Ward in this book erects a worthy monument to their great qualities, " tenacity, determination, willing sacrifice, cheerful disposition."
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