This Sergeant is a most reliable man in every way.
(Signature of Deponent) J. E. A——,
Captain.
Sworn at Poperinghe in Belgium on active service this first day of October, 1915.
Before me,
A. M. H. S——, Captain,
D.A.A.G., 1st Army,
Commissioner for Oaths.
I, No. 6546, Sergeant D. M——, of D Co., 8th ---- Highlanders, make oath and say as follows:
(1) On September 25th, 1915, I was attached to C Co., 8th —— Highanders. I took part in the attack on Haisnes on that day.
About 5 p.m. the part of this company commanded by Lieut. A—— with which I was in trenches just west of Haisnes, and was going to retire.
Lieut. A—— ordered me to collect stragglers from Pekin Trench.
(2) I went 400-500 yards along Pekin Trench and found about twenty wounded men of various regiments, all Scottish, whose names I did not know.
I left these men sitting down and went about 100 yards further on and found about twenty men of the —— Highlanders, about ten of whom were wounded.