He’d survived a gunshot wound,

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

He’d survived a gunshot wound, escaped to Turkey and eventually talked his way onto the Queen Elizabeth, then serving as a troopship, to cross the Atlantic.

Can I split the above sentence in the following?

  1. He had survived a gunshot.
  2. He had escaped to Turkey.
  3. He had talked his way onto the queen Elizabeth.
  4. He had survived as a troopship to cross the Atlantic.
2
  1. He had survived being wounded when he was shot.
  2. He had escaped to Turkey.
  3. He had talked his way onto the Queen Elizabeth, which was a troopship at the time.
  4. He crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Elizabeth.
3

He’d survived a gunshot wound, escaped to Turkey and eventually talked his way onto the Queen Elizabeth, then serving as a troopship, to cross the Atlantic.

What does the bold word suggest?

4

performing a service/duty