ONE hundred years ago yesterday, Sergeant John Meikle met his death at the Second Battle of the Marne, the turning point for the Allies in the Great War. He was one of the bravest and most practical men his colleagues had ever known. He was all of 19. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16368966.remembering-the-scots-hero-who-put-german-gun-crew-out-of-action-with-the-aid-of-his-walking-stick/