Item 01: R. T. Vowles diary, 22 August 1915-23 February 1916 - Page 23
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a level with the Field Telephone although the Field telephone never operates at over 3 miles owing to the length of cable that it is necessary to look after. The wireless station is never used under at least five miles & has no cables to maintain.
On the field Telephone the enemy may cut the cable & thus leave it inoperative so that it becomes necessary to maintain a staff of linemen. Taking them all round they are all open to disadvantages but when the time comes for a message to go through, the most suitable instrument is chosen or the best means at hand are used, regardless of the cost, so long as the message gets there.
Wireless sets operate at various distances according to the size of the stations.
Hence it will be understood that a signaller of the Divisional Section requires a
special training to fit him for his work & at times there are enormous risks run in
order to get a message through. There is no such word as "cannot "