When we got down from the ambulances there were sharp cracks about us as bursts of shrapnel splashed down upon the Town Hall square. Dead soldiers lay outside and I glanced at them coldly. We were in search of the living.
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"When we got down from the ambulances there were sharp cracks about us as bursts of shrapnel splashed down upon the Town Hall square. Dead soldiers lay outside and I glanced at them coldly. We were in search of the living." — Philip Gibbs
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When we got down from the ambulances there were sharp cracks about us as bursts of shrapnel splashed down upon the Town Hall square. Dead soldiers lay outside and I glanced at them coldly. We were in search of the living. — Philip Gibbs
About Philip Gibbs
Philip Gibbs was a Journalist from United Kingdom (1877–1962).
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This quote is attributed to Philip Gibbs, a Journalist from United Kingdom.
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Philip Gibbs lived from 1877 – 1962.