World War one story - The Third Light

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World War one story

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During the war in 1917, January 18th, at the frontline the others and me had just spent a whole week fighting it was our longest yet, well that year maybe.

                    Sorry I didn’t explain, I’m Mr Lockhart; I lead this part of the frontline after our previous major died last year.  

                      Anyway we had just spent a whole week fighting, but strangely enough we managed to kill all of them, the Germans and Austria-Hungarians (and Italians) across no-mans land are all dead. We killed them all, well in our area at least. Sure it was hard but we still didn’t even lose one man during it.

                      Now I am alone with a few survivors, and I have the duty to tell you of how I got from there to here. Here’s what happened, it was recorded in my diary                      

              20th We’re going to camp today, we’re going to request if a few of us can have leave.  It would be best to have a few people stay but there is no-body left for us to fight so I think that there is no need for us to linger here.

(at camp their request is refused)  

    “Corporal Lockhart, you and your group of men will return to your places at the front line.”

        “But sir! I see no need for us all to remain here, twiddling our thumbs will help nobody”

     “Corporal Lockhart! Don’t you dare reply to me! My decision is… you say they’re dead” I nodded. “Well then that’s different some of you who are least capable of fighting may return home.”

Pike questioned him “The people who stay can we be moved to a different part of the front line? You see we can’t get enough sleep as we have these owls in the area and,”  

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           “Pike! Owls should be the least of your problems, if they’re so much of a burden why don’t you just shoot them?”

             “They eat the Rats sir.” Alex said in his droll voice.

 Alex is a young rascal who helped us out a lot with his accurate shooting, when he could he would steal the enemy snipers rifles and use them against them. He’s also very witty and can make a joke out of almost anything.

             “Well then you should decide who’s staying ...

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