Freehold Building Land for Sale,
Churchdown, Gloucester.
The Ypres Times.
in'tlie Gallipoli Peninsula, on gth August,
1915. In the early morning the enemy
made a determined counter attack on the
centre of the newly captured trench held
by Lieutenant Tubb. They advanced up
a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade,
leaving only one foot of it standing, but
Lieutenant Tubb led his men back, repulsed
the enemy, and rebuilt the barricade Sup
ported by strong bombing parties, the
enemy succeeded in twice again blowing
in the barricade, but on each occasion
Lieutenant Tubb, although wounded in the
head and arm, held his ground with the
greatest coolness and rebuilt it, and finally
succeeded in maintaining his position under
very heavy bomb fire.
It is with deep regret that we have to
inform League members that Sergeant A.
Loosemore, V.C., D.C.M., an account of
whose exploits appeared in the April
Times, died a short time ago. He was given
a military funeral.
ADISABI.ED member of the League has
some Plots for Sale in an ideal situation,
with hunting in neighbourhood.
'1 he land, a sandy loam, is situated about
2:1 miles from Gloucester,
5i miles irom Cheltenham,
I mile from Churchdown Station.
On bus route between Gloucester and Chelten
ham. Gas, water and sewage.
For jurther particulars apply
H. R. HUNT,
"Casitj," Parton Lans, Churchdown.
I
VISITORS TO YPRES
will find an English Tea
Room at 6 Rue de Stuer,
halfway between Station and the
Grand Place, next to the ruined
Church of St. Nicholas.
Souvenirs FLEMISH POTTERY
Proprietor: A Member of the Ypres League.
and sat on the side of the road. After a
little time a motor car pulled up and the
chauffeur said"Why, Captain, what are you
doing there It was the Duke of Westmin
ster's car and the chauffeur was an old
acquaintance. The car took him to a French
hospital, a convent. As soon as he got
there he wanted to look at his thigh. Vous
etes blesse," they said, and being determined
they should not cut his best pair of Sandow
riding breeches, he began unbuttoning them
but was stopped by the horrified exclama
tion of the Lady Superior, "Pas devant les
jeunes filles." Eventually he got to a
comfortable hospital at Amiens.
CECIL A. GRENFELL.
Major F. H. TUBB,
7th Bn. Australian Imperial Force.
Major Tubb was the son of Harry and
Emma E. Tubb, of St. Helena, Longwood
East, Victoria, Australia. His Victoria Cross
was awarded for most conspicuous bravery
and devotion to duty at Lone Pine trenches,
