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poor chaps on the other side of it & they were twice as far from it as me. It dug a hole about 30 feet deep in the road & turned carts & horses upside down in all directions. After the bombardment ceased & while I was being taken to the field dressing station I could not help but notice that there were dozens of poor wounded chaps all round. The total casualties in our unit alone was four killed & 16 wounded. Of the sights of the dead I will not speak as they presented too horrid a sight, But the way the shell hurled men about in the air was terrifying to look upon.
All the time their Aeroplanes rained bombs down which however did no damage & they were ultimately driven of & lost 3 machines.
After passing through the dressing station I was put into an ambulance, together with others & brought to Grove Town Clearing Station situated near Bray, It is a British Hospital & I appear to be the only Australian here. There is a Manchester man on one side of me a Seaforth Highlander on the other & between them they keep me amused.
24.11.16 Friday
Still in Grove town & much better. My wound is not deep & is healing rapidly & soon I will be out again. Many pitiful cases are coming in & I wont