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or gave it in an undertone too low for the sentry to hear anyway he was shot through the head. In the case of Pte Jerrard one of his mates was throwing a grenade when his hand catching in his overcoat caused him to drop it at his feet. It exploded, a piece hitting Pte Gerrard in the neck. He succumbed a few hours later.French soil, being cultivated is full of tetanus germs which cause lockjaw. One of our company men was standing near where a rifle Grenade landed and received 7 flesh wounds in various parts of his body.
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