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197Rheinhard by name, belonging I think to the 25th Battn, was very badly wounded – eyes, hands, legs. We put him on to the stretcher, he was only a feather weight, and carried him along quite easily. He chatted very cheerily and his only request was for a cigarette. Part of our way lay along a communication sap, one part of which was much exposed and shelled.
It was such a time [?] when we passed. There was room for us to set down under cover but no room for the stretcher with Rheinhard.
He said leave me on top and go into the trench yourself, I only wanting a cigarette. We did all we
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