- I never in all my life want to experience again such shelling + the gas was fierce we were all hit + splashed, from head to foot, the shells were falling right beside, behind + in front of us but + they all fell in shell holes + therefore nearly all blew straight up into the air. the falling water was very uncomfortable but not so much so as was the mud, Major Gordon (Padre) + Major Peak (78 m.o) both got it so bad they had to quit they could not stand the gas, we got to Zonnebeke after a very painful trip, + our narrow escapes many. on the return a shell broke not ten feet away it put us over + the smoke + flash + noise put Harry I. who were near it clean out for a minute or two. I could not hear, see, or even get up. we had nine cases in all to clear during the night making three for each squad, it seemed that
