Word: britisher
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Sent to British Front...
Captain Dunn, then a first lieutenant, was with his regiment all this time, except for one month in which he was sent to the British front near Armentieres. During his last six months in France he was commander of Company M of his regiment. Shortly before his return he was recommended for promotion but he did not actually get his captaincy until he arrived in this country, on July...
...soon as the warfare has ceased all of the army buildings possible will be converted into schools. And in them the men will receive six to eight hours of instruction each day. In addition to our own army huts, a great many of the British and French universities and technical schools have offered to accommodate as many men from the American Army as possible. The books necessary to the carrying out of this plan will be furnished by the American Library Association...
...present well up to its schedule of instruction. This week the men have been thoroughly drilled in the School of the Company in close order, and next week the schedule includes extended order and bayonet fighting. The bayonet work will be conducted according to the very latest British methods, as two members of the company attended the divisional bayonet school conducted by Captain Harrop and Sergeant-Major Richards of the British army at the S. A. T. C. Camp at Plattsburg this summer. Before outdoor drill is stopped by the weather, it is expected that the company will have finished...
...based on voluntary reports only. The following includes all reports up to September 21, 1918, and shows a marked increase over the list of last June. ACTIVE SERVICE. Sept. 21, June 1918 1918 U. S. Army, 4805 4644 U. S. Navy, 1104 945 Foreign Allied Armies, 165 136 British, 83 Canadian, 38 Australian, 1 French, 40 Russian, 2 Belgian, 1 Died in Service, 124 78 Total, 6198 5803 Sept. 21 June 1918 1918 Auxiliary Service, 2583 2146 (Including State Guard, Volunteer Ambulance Service, Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. at home and abroad, and Relief Service). Died in Service...