PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY L. P. Flashman's Hotel , Rawal Pindi . April 25th, 1915. To his Mother . They are calling for volunteers from Territorial battalions to fill gaps in the Persian Gulf—one subaltern, one sergeant, and thirty men from each battalion. So far they have asked the Devons, Cornwalls, Dorsets, Somersets and East Surreys, but not the Hampshires. So I suppose they are going to reserve us for feeding the 4th Hants in case they want casualties replaced later on. Even if