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ahead of me, it was a Fritz High Explosive. The shell struck the Road fair in the Centre & blew up the Cobble stones in the Air, I took cover at once behind a Tree & the stones were falling around me everywhere, nobody got hurt, the Explosion was about 15 ft from a Belgian's Home & some of the stones broke the slates on the Roof. I went along towards my Eng when another shell exploded at the side of me about 30 yds away & just about 15 ft from our Coal stage between the lines it made a hole about 6 ft deep & about 15 ft across. The dirt shot up in the Air & a number of Chinaman were coaling an Engine & they ran in all directions for cover & the dirt fell all over them, a few minutes another one came over & struck the Bank alongside of the Low Road & blew the dirt all over our Cook House which was about 20 ft away, the Roof was covered with Sand & the Officers Breakfast which was inside was spoilt by the dirt,