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Eva's parcel & 10 letters. Friday 10th November we went on duty at about 10.15AM at the 1st post. A taube was brought down by anti-aircraft fire, it fell like a stone, another was hit, & after wabbling & dropping for a while, righted itself. We had an easy day and night. Saturday news of Vic being wounded. We moved right up to factory Corner (about 5 mile from the base) it is close to the firing line, we had an easy day and night. Sunday 12th November 1916 we were relieved about 11 AM & went to the Base. I received Aunt Nell's parcel & 2 letters, it is rainy looking though it hasn't rained for about 4 days.
Monday 13th foggy Morning we went on duty at the "Crest" Our 'boys' jumped over at 9AM (5th & 7th Brigade, with British on right & left of them) to do what the 7th Brigade failed to do last Sunday week, we won two trenches, but believe we lost them again. I got hit this morning a piece of shell is still embedded in my pocket book. We are terribly busy carrying. Tuesday 14th fine, still busy, at about 3.30 we went right up to Goose Alley & had a very busy time, I nearly cracked up over it. Wednesday cold wind blowing, still very busy. We were relieved at 4PM & arrived at the base just as it was beginning to get dark. Thursday lovely day very frosty morning, mud frozen, got 4 letters. Sunny day though cold we left the Dump 1.30PM & went on duty at Drop Alley at 2.15PM. Friday, Frosty, ice an inch thick on the shell holes, Sunny but cold, we were relieved at 1.30PM & we went to North Post, we had an easy time. We have been lucky lately in securing German dug-outs, when we are not lucky we have to make our own.
Saturday 18th November, still cold, a slight fall of snow fell this morning, the weather now is a bit colder than our coldest in Sydney. We were relieved about 1.30PM. Sunday it rained last night & is cold & rainy looking now, I am having a spell, feeling a bit off color. Monday 20th fine. Our chaps went out yesterday, but came back tonight, as we are being relieved. Tuesday we fell in