Letters to Mrs R. H. Caldwell, from her son Robert Douglas Caldwell and other soldiers, 1917-1919 - Page 209

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[Page 209]

he was in hospital in England & doing well, he was wounded by a Machine gun bullet in the thigh, lucky beggar. You were saying you were sorry I was on a Lewis gun. Well I am not now & have not been for a long time but as for it being a risky job it is no more so than anything else, bombers, riflemen & all are much of a muchness there being no difference as far as risk goes, a soldier now is one & all combined or whatever the emergency requires.

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