Word: welshness
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...still the Premier retains his great majority in the House and will continue to do so for sometime to come, even it all the elements of the Opposition unite against him. The belief that the Coalition is built on political sand seems without foundation. Under the leadership of the Welsh wizard there is little doubt that the present government will be sustained in its policy and that England will not be thrown into the troubled waters of a general election...
Sybil Vane, the Welsh prime donna, scores a hit with her four songs, one in Italian and three in English. She possesses an excellent soprane voice with considerable range to it, and receives much applause. Charles O'Donnell and Ethel Blair are uproariously funny in a comedy skit called "The Piano Mover"; the act is new and all their stunts are well-executed Gertrude Vanderbilt, "the only Vanderbilt on the stage" has a song and dance number that is as fresh as a sea breeze; with her catchy songs, jokes and personality she proves a great favorite. Others...
With the advent of the war in 1914, he was one of the first to enlist, and served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers for five years, both in France and in Palestine, and for meritorious conduct was awarded the Military Cross and advanced to the rank of captain. This long period of carnage and fighting turned his mind to the serious aspects of the struggle, and his poems and letters began to deal with "the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed," with the result that his case came up for discussion in the House...
When the war broke out in 1914, Mr. Sassoon enlisted immediately in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers as a private, and in the following five years rose to the rank of captain. He was wounded three times and decorated with the Military Cross. His experiences entirely changed his point of view, and he began to interest himself in the political aspects of the struggle, and a letter of his on this subject was the cause of a debate in the House of Commons in July...
...Sassoon enlisted as a private in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on August 3, 1914, and in the following five years, during which time he rose to the rank of captain, he served in both France and Palestine, was wounded three times and was decorated with the Military Cross...