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up a lot of flares: a couple fell right close to us & they smelt like crackers as they burnt out: I got a few little flowers as a souvenir: a search light was flashing from Fritz's trench but it did not play on us: the machine guns rattled off a bit:
Monday June 5th
firing line: slept till "stand to": sleep till dinner: after dinner Fritz sent over some "coal boxes": he has evil designs on the L.M.G. next door: they all burst close & one beauty with a time fuse burst in front of the parapet & how we escaped beats me: the parapet top was blown in & bits flew everywhere while the heat & concussion was rotten: I made sure my face was off & put my hand up to see & was surprised when Dave told me I was all right: Dave was also hit pretty hard with dirt & stunned for the moment like myself: Another proof that the Lord is watching over us: poor old Mac got a nasty knock & he was a good twenty yards away too: after tea we had to "stand to" all night as the 7th affair was to come off but it did not eventuate: there were plenty of bullets flying round & one of our machine guns walloped into them all the night: wrote to Mum (Lithgow) telling her how we were guarded by the Lord & just afterwards the shells whizzed over as if to prove it:
Tuesday June 6th
in the trenches: "stand to" till about 4 am: rained a fair bit but I was under the fire step & covered with my waterproof so did not get wet: we were issued with some cocoa & powdered milk from the comforts fund: