Item 03: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 1917-February 1919 - Page 64

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my foot and they assured me that it was alright. After being dressed at the Aid-Post I was put out in the open on a stretcher and spent the night there. It rained on and off throughout the night.

Three blankets were put on me and these were pretty well saturated with the drip, developed pneumonia as a result. Gas shells occasionally came over and also the other variety. My great desire was water I suppose on account of loss of blood.

There were other wounded round about. The delay was caused in getting me away through the mud in the first

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