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built for Brigade. This is a peaceful sector & yet I have lately had two quite close calls from machine gun bullets when I was not looking for trouble at all. However, these are every day incidents & they are not considered even interesting subjects of conversation in the mess. Today who should drop into this place but young Harrington the son of the ex-Inspector of Legal Offices. He has done well - been wounded, got the MC & had 3½ months in England & is now temporarily commanding a battery. He is a good chap but if there is any chance of getting any enjoyment out

BC Archives, MS-0055 Box 15 File 3 / CREASE FAMILY / Letters from Arthur Douglas Crease to his brother, Lindley Crease, 1917.