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against the tanks by the Germans. We lost one of our stretcher-bearers hereabouts He was walking round the top when a splinter of shell caught him in the brain.
We stopped in this position till about 20 to 8 when we were told to go forward and relieve the 3rd Brigade in the front line A heavy bombardment was raging and the Germans were replying to it. Shells dropped close but we "carried on" looking for the line It was a difficult task and took 2 hours before we were settled for the night
All around us were the pill-boxes a concrete fortress in the German
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