22 APRIL 1916, Page 19

Private 7664. By Edward Smith. (R.T.S. Bd. net.)—Private Joseph Cox

of the Worcesters, killed in action in October, 1914, belonged to that gallant band of men who, faced with the temptations that beset men in the Army, yet have the strength to resist them and lead a sober and self-respecting life. Such men, we are proud to know, are to be f mnd in ever-increasing numbers in the New Army ; but in 1902, when Private Cox turned from his old way of life, it was more difficult for men to have the courage of their convictions. Mr. Smith, who knew Cox and corresponded with him, gives a selection of his letters which are an inspiring record of his own triumphant fight with the evil around him and his efforts to help others.