Like many severely wounded men, he was not suffering much, but was dying of shock.

We were now compelled to use the church and it also soon became a scene of suffering.

The building to-day is a ruin, but then it had been untouched by shells and was large and impressive.

We had only a few candles with which to light it.

The wounded were laid out, some on the floor, some on chairs, and some sat up waiting for the convoys of ambulances that were to take them to the Base.