were laying on, it was here that Corp Griffin who was in charge of our three squads got hit. We went to sleep at the prison in the cells upstairs, a Fritz plane was bombing quite near to us. Wed Oct 31. Scotty Hunter pulls a fine Hallowene stunt he wants us all out at 2:30 AM + sends us back to the R.A.P. The gas I got the night before is now evident in my chest, my breathing is very short, my throat + eyes nose + bottom are sore. my heels are also bad a touch of gas signalitis in the heel cords. Oh dear!!! This is a great war.. Go to Frosts post in a lorry + get sent to the R.A.P. a bunch of infantry men are there to help us. at it Heavy Bgde Hqrs we find Sergt Harvie of the 13th in a shell hole hit in the right thigh, a lieutenant is also hit, Harvie left us at Hqrs he would not wait whilst Jerry Hall gave a note to Capt Horseman. we pick him up + carry him back to Bgde headquarters, he
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▸ The war at this time
The cost of Passchendaele
After two phases of the Canadian assault, the toll is mounting. The Corps is suffering steady casualties not just in attacks but from constant German shelling, gas, and sniping. Medical units are overwhelmed. The broader Third Ypres offensive has been running since July 31: four months of fighting for an advance of about five miles. British and Dominion casualties for the campaign are estimated at 244,000 to 275,000, though exact figures remain contested. German losses were broadly similar in scale.
