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Divisional Sick Collecting Station, Maretz - October 20th, 1918

Divisional Sick Collecting Station, Maretz – October 20th, 1918

Moved by motor ambulance

Machine Gun Fire - October 19th, 1918

Machine Gun Fire – October 19th, 1918

Sick and wounded

Battle of the Selle - October 18th, 1918

Battle of the Selle – October 18th, 1918

Bombardment

Refugees - October 17th, 1918

Refugees – October 17th, 1918

66th to go over again.

Spies - October 16th, 1918

Spies – October 16th, 1918

Wrote home

Advanced Dressing Station - October 15th, 1918

Advanced Dressing Station – October 15th, 1918

Sorry for the lads in the line.

Battlefield Walk - October 14th, 1918

Battlefield Walk – October 14th, 1918

A nice walk

Rumours of Peace - October 13th, 1918

Rumours of Peace – October 13th, 1918

Still bedridden

Le Cateau - October 12th, 1918

Le Cateau – October 12th, 1918

Improving

Sneezing Gas - October 11th, 1918

Sneezing Gas – October 11th, 1918

On the mend

Cambrai - Day 3 - October 10th, 1918

Cambrai – Day 3 – October 10th, 1918

Some of the lads visit

Cambrai - Day Two - October 9th, 1918

Cambrai – Day Two – October 9th, 1918

Listening to the guns.

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