The general was killed by a shell splinter.
In one raid the previous winter a shell splinter had punctured his lung.
I was full of shell splinters and my leg was broken.
On 24 September a serious injury from shell splinters left a conspicuous large scar on his face.
The only casualty was Quirk, who had taken a small shell splinter in the right buttock.
A shell splinter had penetrated Haducek's skull behind the left ear.
It showed evidence of damage, obviously from shell splinters, but the very large garage was intact.
In September 1918 a shell splinter penetrated his lungs.
Even though wounded in both legs by shell splinters, when he reached the bunker he attacked.
It was then discovered that he was unconscious rather than dead after being struck in the head by a shell splinter.