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Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1915, Page 12

In a letter written to his brother in ("'hristehurch. Private W. ¥,. Cookson. of Hit' Canterbury Infantry battalion, hi speaking, of Vose calls," mentions tlie following instances:—"l remember readin" of narrow escapes chaps luul, being saved by pipes, pocket-books and tlie like, and was scepli.al. but I've seen enough shaves here to write a book about it. One chap had two sovereigns lis- belt, and in some manner they '""'' """.ml until they overlapped, and dto ?top a bullet. Another fellow had liiii pockets full of notebcooks and other things, and a shrapnel bullet pierced the lot and fell inside bis shirt, next his heart. 1 had a little cai.«.i.. which I carried in my botU.in pocket, and took it out out day and found a bullet dean through it. I intended to it. I would like a