on the reverse side of the hill, when we heard the cry: "Stretcher-bearers!" and presently a man ran up to say: "Captain Graves is hit!"That raised a general laugh, and we walked on: but all the same I sent a stretcher-party to investigate. It was Richardson: the shells had caught him and Corporal Chamberlen among the wire. Chamberlen lost his leg and died of wounds a day or two later.
from Daily Times: Purple Patch: Stretcher-bearers! --Robert Graves
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