In1882,duringaBritishcampaigninEgypt,GeneralEvelynWoodsawashellfallimmediatelyinfrontofasoldierofthe1stBerkshireRegiment,andthemanfallheadlong.Whenretiringanhourorsolater,WoodtoldCaptainHemphilltosendastretcherandfourmentobringinhisman'sbody."Themanisintheranks.Hewasnotmuchhurt.""Really?Ishouldliketoseehim.""Well,youmustlookathimonlyinfront,sir."
WhenWoodovertookthecompanytowhichthemanbelonged,heaskedforhimandatwitterwentround.Themanhadallhisclothesoninfront,buttheshellhadburstathisfeet,andtheflashoftheexplosionhadburntoffthewholeofthebackofhistrousers,sothatfromheelstobelthewasabsolutelynaked.
一八八二年英軍在埃及一場戰役之中，伊夫林．伍德將軍看見一枚砲彈正正落在波克夏第一兵團一名士兵跟前，並見他仆倒地上。約一小時之後，在回程途中，伍德叫亨普希爾上尉找四個人用擔架把他屬下那個士兵的屍體抬回去。「那士兵還在行伍之中，傷勢並不嚴重。」「是嗎？我想見見他。」「嗯，將軍，你只可以看他前面。」
伍德趕上那個士兵所屬步兵連，說要見他，引起一陣嘻笑。那士兵前面衣服完整無缺，但炸彈在他腳下爆炸，烈焰把他褲子後面全部燒掉，以至腳跟到腰帶部分精赤條條。