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anything he did which was at all out of place – It was only a few days after that I was sent away – It seems though the trenches were not of his taste – (a fair example as I have said before – of what the free and easy – to Hell with discipline type of bully is, when he comes under fire: he is the kind of person – that many people tried to ram down my throat would make an excellent soldier under fire – This is not the only case that I have seen, which will disprove their mad theory – However this fellow deliberately shot himself through the calf of the left leg (fleshy part of course) then threw the rifle over the parapet and called for help – He said that a spent bullet had hit him – everything went to prove that he lied and next morning the rifle with cartridge case still in the chamber was found just over
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