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getting blown sky high, I'll never forget the first one, that came along. It was early in the morning, & I was looking through the periscope, watching for a chance shot, when I heard a sort of whining noise, I did not take much notice, at this & the next thing I remember was a terrific bang", & I was laying covered with sandbags, & dirt, & I can remember real well me holding the periscope up with one hand so as it would not get broken, I was quickly dragged out, none the worse for my narrow shave, the great shell had not lobbed more than 10 yards from me, it threw great chunks of earth sky high & tore a hole in the ground big enough for 10 men to be buried in, after the first one came over
I can tell you we watched for them for you can see them coming quite easily, & hear them a long way off they have a sort of screech which you can never mistake, once you hear it, all day long they bombarded us, when they first started the big shells, the Turks thought they had us at their mercy, & they got quite cheeky & exposed themselves freely, but we soon spoilt that little game, for we got to our loop-holes & waited for them with pretty good result, they mighty soon kept their heads below the parapet towards evening the bombardment grew fiercer, & it reached its highest point, about 2.30 in the morning, the scene during, this shelling was a wild but beautiful sight