THE TUNNELLING CORPS.
TRYING EXPERIENCES. MEN AFFECTED BY FUMES, j [by telegraph.—own correspondent.! DUNEDIN. Monday. Sapper James Taylor, of Waihi, who arrived by a transport on Saturday, was | a member of tho Tunnelling Corps that i has proved such a valuable adjunct to the | Field Engineers. He was affected by fumes J from a crater, and this laid him open to ! attacks of acute bronchitis and pleurisy, j Ho appears to bo still far from well, but | speaks cheerfully of his trying experiences. | " Our work was very hard," he said, "and | although a great deal had been done before wo arrived, there was still much to | be done. A man gets very few spells unless he is sick, I can assure you. We havo a fine lot of officers, from Major Duigan downwards, and they all have the entire | confidence of the whole corps. When I left a great many of the men were being affected by fumes from the sap, as I was. Most of them, however, got over it after' spending a short time in the hospital." j
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16338, 19 September 1916, Page 8
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