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Updated: May 3, 2025
In the afternoon I was asked by the Staff-Captain to see that the hot food and tea and rum for the use of the troops next morning were ready for delivery to the carrying-parties, and that the O.C. carrying-party knew exactly what to do.
Then the rear regiments hove in sight with the ambulance. The dead man was lifted in and his carrying-party, Wesleyans all, fell into rank behind the light wagon as that, too, moved on. "Ellerton," said the General suddenly as he gazed after them, "did you hear what I said to that poor fellow just now?" "Yes, General, and wondered." "It was true, though.
A desultory shelling was going on, but for a week past a comparative calm had succeeded the hideous nightmare of March and early April, when Germany had so nearly swept the board clean of stakes. He heard the voices of a carrying-party coming up, and suddenly he crouched low. There was a horrible whine, growing to a shriek and a shell burst a few yards away.
Fortunately, the first person whom I spotted was the Regimental Sergeant-Major, and I handed over to him the carrying-party which I had to detail, also despatching the rum and soup parties the latter to the company cooker. Leaving the platoon in charge of Sergeant S l, I went with my guide in search of the dump. In the general mêlée I bumped into W k.
I found that the food &c. was ready packed up in the hot food containers by the four transport officers, but I had great difficulty in finding the officer in charge of the carrying-parties. After waiting about for over two hours I did get in touch with him. And by nightfall I had the satisfaction of seeing the hot food set off with this carrying-party up one of the tracks leading to the front.
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