Letters to Mrs R. H. Caldwell, from her son Robert Douglas Caldwell and other soldiers, 1917-1919 - Page 241

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27.7.18

hear on the Somme. We came down from up north near Hazebrook [Hazebrouck] about three weeks ago. So far our Batt. have not been in the front of the hop overs but have been following up as reserves & have been rushing from one part to another taking up positions in the line & have a pretty rough spin from Fritz's shells. The German infantry hardly ever stand up against our pushes now they seem well fed up with the war & the tanks seem to have been demobilised. My word they are great, they save

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