Item 04: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 1 August 1917-31 May 1918 - Page 72
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[Page 72]
thank goodness glad to see the last of the malingerers. Pat going to Amiens for another Blighter named Price who is under sentence of 5 years but escaped.
Moving today but do not know where Staff & self are going.
The ground is getting a little firmer & would soon dry if the weather lasted.
deferred Pay £36-9-0 – 60/3. 84 francs. funny game this war here we are just near Pashendale Ridge & the guns roaring night & day & men getting killed every minute or so or wounded & just across from us is a Band Practising.
shifted to Day light Corner near Messines Ridge now or what is left of it nothing but shifting lately another one Tomorrow but not far.
Wednesday 14/17
dense fog this morning the beautiful weather of the last two days couldn't continue especially as the guns have been firing like mad for 4 or 5 days now if the hun is wining in Italy he's certainly not doing so here. Moving again to day about 500 yds only. deferred pay. £36-10-6. – 64/9 fritz dropped two of his large bombs here the other morning killing one man & twelve horses just been looking at the holes about 10 ft deep & 30 ft Round "some bomb". Letter from Lucy also Syd.
fog lifted in the Afternoon. Am on night duty with my men 12 hours. Cookers stores water etc.