Item 03: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 1917-February 1919 - Page 44

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cards. He dropped a bomb on the tent doing a lot of damage.

Whilst here word came to me that I was to have my leave to England – As will be expected I was filled with anticipation as to the change.

We were whilst on these billets employed on fatigue work at or near a place called Zonnebeke We would be taken up to this in a light railway wearing tin helmets as a protection from shrapnel. It was a dangerous job. Every day there were causalities whilst I was there

One time a German aeroplane flew over the gun pit and dropped 3 Bombs quickly one

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