Letters to Mrs R. H. Caldwell, from her son Robert Douglas Caldwell and other soldiers, 1917-1919 - Page 261

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rifle & all my gear were blown to pieces. One thing we had plenty of tucker, a hot stew every night, bacon for breakfast & hot tea three times a day with more bread than we could eat. I was never more glad in all my life to get away from a place as I was from that place. Three days before this hop we were in the line for five days & did a little hop then, advanced about 700 yds, 2 platoons of us knocked Fritz out & held it. Before that we had 10 days spell, the best rest we have

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