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The Great War As I Saw It

CHAPTER IV
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There were no chairs to be had, but the plain white walls were not unsuited to the purpose to which the room was dedicated.
In this chapel I held several services.

It was a fine sight to see a group of tall and stalwart young Highlanders present.

Their heads almost reached to the low ceiling, and when they sang, the little building trembled with the sound.
Every night when there were any men to be buried, I used to receive notice from the front line, and after dark I would set out preceded by my batman, Murdoch MacDonald, a proper young Highlander, carrying a rifle with fixed bayonet on his shoulder.

It made one feel very proud to go off down the dark road so attended.

When we got to the place of burial I would hold a short service over the open graves in which the bodies were laid to rest.


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