Springboks, Troepies and Cadres

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David Williams. Springboks, Troepies and Cadres

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This book is dedicated to four soldiers who volunteered

for service Up North, and played a vital role 70 years ago

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… hour after hour the wood was a-fire from end to end with bursting shells. Mingled with the shriek and roar were the crashes of falling trees and the rending of branches. Every now and again a heavy shell would land in the wood and not explode, with the result that the whole wood shook as if in an earthquake. All the while, cowering and dazed, we crouched in our little trenches while mud, leaves twigs and shell splinters rained down on us … Gradually I felt my nerves going and began to pray for one to hit me and end it all …

A German appeared from behind a bush and instantaneously, it seemed, we fired at one another. His bullet hit our parapet about four inches from my left eye and shot some gravel into my face. When I cleared my eyes I saw him reeling and suddenly fall.

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