Gallipoli Victoria Cross Hero: The Price of Valour- The Triumph and Tragedy of Hugo Throssell VC by John Hamilton

Author:John Hamilton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bisac Code 1: HIS027090; HISTORY / Military / World War I
ISBN: 9781473847576
Publisher: Frontline Books
Published: 2015-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

At frequent intervals word was sent up to us to be sparing with our bombs as the supply was not unlimited and it was expected we would have to meet a counter-attack at daybreak.

To prevent the Turks throwing our bombs back into our trench we timed them carefully. After lighting the fuse we counted slowly: ‘One, two, three’ then threw the bomb and the Turks never had time to handle it before it exploded.

During the whole long night we never got one of our bombs back whilst we threw theirs back by the score to explode in their trenches. This went on for hours – heaving back their bombs and timing and throwing our own.

Whenever one of our men fell we sang out for another.

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