One lay partly in the ditch by the road.

It had been hit by a shell, and the petrol had burst into flames burning up the crew within, whose charred bones were taken out when an opportunity offered, and were reverently buried.

The tank was often visited by our men, and for that reason the Germans made it a mark for their shell-fire.

It was wise to give it a wide berth.
Our chaplains were working manfully and took their duties at the different dressing-stations night and day in relays.

The main dressing-station was the school-house in Albert which I have already described.