Thanks for reading Dash Fire Diaries! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. July 28th, 1917 Excerpt from Diary of Lieutenant Trent Davis, No. 50 Squadron RAF (Royal Air Force) I was confronted by a superior officer today over reporting his son KIA. Although I saw him killed, we could not recover the body. The poor chap was completely unhinged, as I would be too I suppose. Still, there was nothing I could do for him, and he had no call to belt me when I failed to give him the news. I was as delicate about it as can be. This Major had to be prevented from running out into No Man’s Land to look for his son’s body. Every man has his breaking point. It’s a sorry shame to see any man reach theirs.
The little ones too, by George!
The little ones too, by George!
The little ones too, by George!
Thanks for reading Dash Fire Diaries! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. July 28th, 1917 Excerpt from Diary of Lieutenant Trent Davis, No. 50 Squadron RAF (Royal Air Force) I was confronted by a superior officer today over reporting his son KIA. Although I saw him killed, we could not recover the body. The poor chap was completely unhinged, as I would be too I suppose. Still, there was nothing I could do for him, and he had no call to belt me when I failed to give him the news. I was as delicate about it as can be. This Major had to be prevented from running out into No Man’s Land to look for his son’s body. Every man has his breaking point. It’s a sorry shame to see any man reach theirs.