Item 04: John Duncan McRae diary, 6 May-18 September 1917 - Page 51

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fighting was he ultimately driven out. The bitterness of the conflict is written indelibly on the face of the landscape.

Being a bit weary we then spent an hour in the Pictures, which are shown in an old hall which has been roughly patched up for the purpose.

Next door to the Picture 'Palace' is the ruin of a huge church, also sadly suffering as a result of shell fire. Its roof & floor are at present bundled into one huge heap of bricks, tiles & splinters, and the walls, riddled with holes, alone remain. The vaults beneath the floor are gaping open and down we went. There we found scores upon scores of human skulls which interested us exceedingly. We tried to examine them but our ignorance concerning such things obtruded itself and so

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