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~uoceeded '" rescuing his oomrn,de. but oot
het()re he IHld b een Iwounded , 110 - second
t imel being shot in the foot.
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4,l\.~ding ..to h' .. own c;'.perie,nce •. J;.iI'llce.
~~m?fall ~~'f.Br<lt sind,; 'W!J.l~t .!w~
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cr~l/g ~" ·I O~ll. w~en prO$!!,~lpg
one line <!f. ti:<!l1CP.~ .tll ·anot}e;l} .. th.Il..
m~ . ~pened ii .. h-e&vy, rillll:, ~r.~. ari4 .It.,
let cllt ' through the bottom ~f my •

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.- and hlto
trousers pock~t. _.. .
would have it I had a thick m.~t&r.;l"alt<;h
in' the pocket.
The bullet
through it. ..lid r""ted in the
the pocket.
This ' unooubtedly was
means of averting what wou!~ have,
lin exoeedingly nasty wound.

, CROSSING ON A PLANK.

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. L ..nce·Corporal . Ed wards said his regi.
rnenL had a very excitinjli eXl'ElrieJl()e when
.. ptlnLoon brid:;J:'e W&8 being . built"
As:
800... &8 the bridge. w,l\!!.l .()()nat~~~ ' .he
Germans blew it Ull. and ultimately
had to cross all a plank pridge, ; ~i~h .
re8u)t that, many fell into the water.

~LOWN [1~;'O' A TR~~~Jlq~":