Not a Murmur

The grandest thing to buck a man up is the way our men take their

wounds. You do not hear them yelling when they are hit. You hear the

words, “I’ve got it, boys. Hard luck!” It is grand to see the way they

take it, a smile on their face, and not a murmur as they are carried

down on the stretchers: _Pte. A. Robson, 7th Batt. Royal Fusiliers_.

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