 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 <unk> necessitated <unk> and much delay , so that five hours were occupied on the journey of twenty @-@ five miles . It seemed a cruel shame to <unk> a train full of wounded in open trucks , but it had to be done . Every bump in our <unk> train was extremely painful . 
