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134comfortable on the stairs. Capt Hewish had reconnoitred the position earlier in the day.
When we entered the trench we came upon what we took to be two men sitting down in the trench. They turned out to be stone dead. A shell had exploded on the top of the trench and the concussion had killed them. There they were, some of our chaps had actually spoken to them not knowing that they had died. That was an element of the warfare – one never know how soon he would be called to account.
Another incident was the disappearance of two runners, Digby and Maxwell. They were sent out to take a message. Whether they were shot by a sniper or else walked
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