Item 02: Thomas Alcock war narrative, 28 July 1915-1917 - Page 188

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failed and from now till the sunken road we could see crowds limping along, most of them slightly wounded.

At the top of the rise the Ambulance was waiting. It was one of the old style vehicles drawn by horses with a big Red Cross in the centre. Similar to the ones used in the South African War.

When reached the sunken road we were ordered into the dugouts and found it a rather difficult matter to get accommodation owing to the large numbers of troops already quartered there.

We finally succeeded in obtaining room in a dugout but it was on the wrong side of the road. By

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