1916 brought into perspective, item 3

• October 17, 2018 14:00:56 Sarika Jain

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  trick, it landed right into the little crater

  where the Old Hun was and apparently

  wiped them out - as we were'nt bothered 

  again that night.

  What impressed me more than anything

  was the sight of the country round us.

  Running right accross our lines away into

  the German lines was a road - once a 

  main road with trees each side and

  full of traffic, and now - I can hardly

  describe it as one looked along it as

  dawn was breaking - every tree as far

  as one could see - shot to pieces! Splintered

  trunks standing out against the sky line.

  Shell holes - broken stone work - torn barbed

  wire - equipment old and broken - dead 

  Germans - rifles - absolute despairing

  ruin everywhere so intense that one

  could almost touch it and tore ones

  feelings to shreds. I am afraid this

  sounds like Rosa N. Carey at her worst

  but it made a tremendous impression

  on me and I shall never forget it.

  I wish some great artist or author could

  see it and feel it as I did and

• January 23, 2018 14:36:47 Georgia Anderton

  3
  

  trick, it landed right into the little crater

  where the Old Hun was and apparently

  wiped them out - as we were'nt bothered 

  again that night.

  What impressed me more than anything

  was the sight of the country round us.

  Running right accross our lines away into

  the German lines was a road once a 

  main road with trees each side and

  full of traffic, and now - I can hardly

  describe it as one looked alone it as

  dawn was breaking - every tree as far

  as one could see shot to pieces! Splintered

  trunks standing out against the skyline.

  Shell hole - broken stone work - torn barbed

  wire - equipment old and broken - dead 

  Germans - rifles - absolute despairing

  ruin everywhere so intense that one

  could almost touch it and tore ones

  feelings to shreds. I am afraid this

  sounds like Rosa N.Carey at her worst

  but it made a tremendous impression

  on me and I shall mever forget it.

  I wish some great artist or author could

  see it and feel it as I did and

  
  

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