I didn’t remember any more until I got to Malta six days later.
"They put me on a stretcher and I said good bye to Tom. The only lights were from the bursting of shells and bullets overhead. "We reached the station after a lot of stopping and dodging about in the dark, for it was about 10.30 at night, and there was no moon. But I didn't want to give in while Tom was there, so we set out for the dressing station "I must say I was very weak from loss of blood, as I was bleeding from the mouth and nose. "Ripping up my coat and shirt discovered where the wounds were and taking his own field dressing he bandaged me up, and called out to pass the word for a stretcher bearer.
Gordon described the events that led him there in a letter to his sister: "I got two bullets, one under the left arm, and the other through my left lung, so I can tell you what Turk's lead tastes like. Australian trooper Gordon Edwards arrived at Chepstow hospital in October 1915. A soldier and a nurse fell in love at Gwy House Red Cross hospital in Chepstow but theirs is a tragic tale.
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