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sadly but firmly at me & said
"Sorry Sir; of course not". They were
merely boys & acted like true soldiers
for the hours I still was [crossed out] befor [end crossed out] with them.

The heroic part was when a medical
Corporal crawled on his belly [inserted] under heavy fire [end inserted] for
about 400 yds or more to try to get
me back. My Bn HQ must have
known that I was wounded -- they probably
realised this when they could no
longer hear me shouting. I could
not move & my Corporal could not
Carry me & so he crawled back
& came back when it was dark.
He was a brave man and I only
wish I could have been able
to remember his name & To have
been able to speak and recommend
some recognition for his bravery.
Unfortunately, I could neither write, speak
or read for quite a long time.