 The evacuation by train from Romani was carried out in a manner which caused much suffering and shock to the wounded . It was not effected till the night of August 6 – the transport of prisoners of war being given precedence over that of the wounded – and only open trucks without straw were available . The military exigencies necessitated shunting and much delay , so that five hours were occupied on the journey of twenty @-@ five miles . It seemed a cruel shame to shunt a train full of wounded in open trucks , but it had to be done . Every bump in our springless train was extremely painful . 
 The evacuation by train from Romani was carried out in a manner which caused much suffering and shock to the wounded . It was not effected till <a href='None' title='1'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>night</mark></a> of August 6 – the transport of prisoners of war being given precedence over that of the wounded – and only open trucks without straw <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> available . The military exigencies necessitated shunting and much delay , so that five hours <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> occupied on the journey of twenty @-@ five miles . It seemed a cruel shame to shunt a train full of wounded in open trucks , but it had to be done . Every bump in our springless train was extremely painful . 
The evacuation by train from Romani was carried out in a manner which caused much suffering and shock to da wounded . It was not effected till no nite of August 6 – the transport of prisoners of war being given precedence over dat of the wounded – and only open trucks without straw was available . The military exigencies necessitated shunting and much delay , soo tdatfive hrs was occupied on the journey of twenty @-@ five miles . It seemed a cruel shame to shunt a train full of wounded in open trucks , but it had to b done . Every bump in our springless train was extremely painful .