Private D. Moriarty, of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, who has been invalided home at Ammanford, is a hero of the Battle of Mons, and is now rapidly recovering from shell wounds in both legs, and will this week again be ready for service.
Moriarty, it may be mentioned, had experience of active service in the South African war, but the fighting there (he says) pales into insignificance compared to the battle of Mons.
The horrors which he there witnessed weighed upon him like a nightmare. The German artillery wrought havoc upon his regiment, and no less than 600 of them, he computes, were mowed down within an hour. The roar of the cannon and the screaming overhead of the shells made the scene indescribable.
It was hellish. Nevertheless, he is anxious to “get at 'em” again.
Another Ammanford man who went through the battle is Private Murray of the Lancashire Fusiliers. He had a most narrow escape form death, a German bullet grazing the crown of his head.
Both are receiving a cordial welcome at the hands of their friends and acquaintances, and their realistic accounts of the exciting experiences they have undergone are listened to with the utmost eagerness.
