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near by. As there were a fair Moon & partially clear Fritz was out on a Bombing raid, in fact there were several about & we could hear the Bombs dropping in all directions. After leaving L8 we eventually arrived at St Loop we we were held up there for a long time as the Telephone wires had been broken near Peselhoek & we had to wait until Pilot Working was fixed up & several trains had to come from Peselhoek, When our time came to depart off we went & soon saw what caused the damage, Fritz had dropped two Bombs along of the line & made very large holes blowing the Telephone Wires in all directions, he dropped another Bomb in a A.S.C. Camp & killed & wounded 39 horses & killed the Corporal of the Picket who was off duty & laying down in a Shed, the pieces of the Bomb penetrated the Iron & practically riddled the poor chap & wounded one of the picket. Another Aerial Torpedo was dropped along