Part 02: Rex Nixon letters, 21 May 1915-27 December 1916 - Page 275
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good as far as shelling is concerned for they don't shell at all hardly. He put some gas shell over last week but they never killed anybody for we are too smart with the patent respirator we are issued with; this respirator is an improved german one and is safe against any gas going, but his masks can't stop a certain gas which we use occasionally so it does not pay him to put it over too often.
Am sorry to hear of Yvonne's raw skin, I sincerely hope it has healed up by this as it is a rotten thing to have especially when the season isn't over. Rod wrote a few days ago so I don't think you'll hear again from him until next week.
To-day, a few hours ago one of our machines in a fight was driven down, but not without a mate (a fritzy) & one of ours was also