Item 04: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 1 August 1917-31 May 1918 - Page 156
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[Page 156]
Wednesday 3/4/18
yesterday anniversary of Doignese cloudy & like rain, no news of last nights fighting nothing doing so far. deferred Pay £47- Owe 14/7. more rain.
another heavy Bombardment on tonight.
Thursday 4/4/18
Rained all night & still doing so news in the paper better. think we have the hun stopped now. COs Orders yesterday. deferred Pay £47-1-6 Owe 12/7.
Wrote to Maude No word from Trustee Coy yet wrote to them 22/1/18. Ausie mail in no letters from any of my People how tired they must all be. The Highland Light Infantry & the Oxfords & Berkshires marched out this afternoon
Aschew, Lealvillers [indecipherable] Duchatel Amiens Harissart Rubempre Pierregot
Friday 5/4/18
What a night last night got to sleep about 1 a.m. Reveille at 3. BKs 3-30 moved out at 4 marched about 3 miles then into Motor Waggons & through the Towns & Villages below about 30 kilos then our Bus broke down & we had to do 5 miles per Boot & here we are 4 p.m. at Daouw Guns going off behind us & Corbie just in front of us The Boys may go up to night 2nd Divy pushed them this morning so its our Turn now feel very tired & ready for bed. deferred Pay. £47-3-0 Owe 10/7.
Saturday 6/4/18
had good nights sleep tired out got to bed at 11 up at 3 a.m. 20 hours of it. Rain gone nice & fine again. Muster Roll. Boys went into the line last night. deferred pay £47-4-6 Owe 8/7 This Village was