Big parcel post -tasted piece of cake - what a novelty! Btn being
inoculated against cholera. Abdul sent over a late shell at dusk. Was
standing on wharf down at beach when it whistled just over my head and
struck a barge behind. The whole beach front was crowded with swimmers
who all stampeded for safety. When the stretcher bearer brought off the
wounded we saw that only four had been hit. One poor devil had both legs
hanging by shreds of skin and muscle - a terrible sight. Said to be Dr
Campbell of 8th L.H. Another had foot blown off. Others were not hit.
Shell was high explosive - it was a fluke shot for if it had struck the
water instead of the barge it would have been harmless. Saw Lieut Doug
Fraser tonight on beach.
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