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continuous shelling & carrying Rations 3/4 of a mile through it in the dark to make the noise more appaling a terrific thunderstorm came on about 1 oclock this with the guns made it seem like hell let loose. Thank God we are alive this morning & may go back another 2 miles today, though doubtful as the Brigade is in till Wednesday.
This morning is fine but thunder is about & looks like another storm.
Pay 15/1 £25.9.0
This Village like all others is a mass of ruins. Laid on the floor in the dust of a ruined house right under shell fire but did not get any sleep. Our Canteen is here so got some cake 2 francs Biscuits 1 F. cigs 6d leaves me 76 francs. £2.15.8.
Rained on & off to day & this afternoon had some shells very close to us, never seems safe even when out of Trenches.
Much cooler to-night.
Tuesday 15/5/17
I can hardly believe I am alive this morning after the awful time last night commencing at 9 P.M & finishing about 6 a.m today. All ideas of Fritz being short of amunition was rudely dispelled for the Rain & hail of shells during that time beggars description & of course they took their Toll. Among the first being our corporal (Birch of Goulbourne) & Percy Peacie my mate Birch killed outright & Peacie badly wounded a third of the shells were gas shells & I had my Helmet on & off hundreds of times. It out did Fromelles & thats all there is to say about it except the marvellous good fortune that is mine. The night before I was in the same place with those two but owing to rain shifted to