Item 11: Oliver L. S. Holt diary, 13 August-28 October 1918 - Page 16
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greatly in demand at such a time as the present. All the troops, more or less, have had a rough time, but we have undoubtedly done our share.
Since I was gassed I have been continually on the go. When things were quiet, as up in the north, I worked hard at the Education scheme, & now, what with marching every few days, opening new dressing stations & working, I am feeling just a little in need of a rest. What must the infantry be like?
Last night things were not particularly busy. We had two terrible wounds. One chap had a leg off & the other badly shattered, in addition to wounds elsewhere; while the other had the thigh bone absolutely smashed & a wound of a foot diameter round one side of the thigh. They decided to amputate, but he died under chloroform He must have have had a great constitution