8th July 1918
“One of our planes flying overhead opened out with its machine gun (a common way of signaling) & old Bill nearly jumped off his perch. Of course everybody laughed & he was bombarded with interjections. “Got the wind-up, Bill?” “Where’s your tin hat?” “Carry on Bill you might get a V.C. out of it.” When things quietened a bit he tried to retrieve his reputation by saying that he went to bed the other night & slept right through an airraid, but someone spoilt the argument by asking “how much it cost to get like that.” Altogether we had not a bad bit of entertainment but I don’t know if we are any better off for it.”
Len Shepard – Letter 90 – France
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