BASE REMOUNT DEPOTS IN FRANCE 



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represents in the quick-moving chain of British strength beyond the seas, 

 the part it played in aiding the capture of Jerusalem and the stemming of the 

 Austro-German hosts on the plains of Northern Italy. 



Now let us return again to the North. A base remount depot, which we 

 will call " A," has, of course, easy access from the sea. From the spot where 

 it is situated you look towards an historical city, through which a river famous 

 in commerce, romance and tragedy, passes out on its ever-widening passage 

 to the sea. You contemplate that vista of ancient monuments mingling 

 with the tall chimneys of modern industry, and your imagination flits cen- 

 turies back to the distant ages when the Norsemen came, when English and 

 French fought as fierce opponents, asking and giving no quarter, and when 

 treachery, bloodshed, and swaying battles were part of the unhappy lives of 

 each succeeding generation. Odd contrasts indeed ! This depot may be 

 said to have had its origin half in York and half in Waterford, the divided 

 forces becoming united at their first French base on August 19, 1914. They 

 were there only a fortnight, and then at a time when the Germans were 



Watering at a base Remount Depot in France. 



