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cut by a piece of shell. Poor chap last I saw of him he was watching the Signallers playing cards now he is buried.
Thursday. 17/5/17
Been much quieter altho a good few shells came over yesterday afternoon & last night some of them gas. Take it all round there was not anything out of the ordinary except that they came from one quarter only viz on the left. so that it is probable that he is retiring one sector at a time. There are expectations that we are to be relieved tonight but nothing definite, the sooner the better.
Pay 17/1 £25.12.0
Our chaps were out souvenir Hunting yesterday getting watches rings etc.
have written Viv & Maude have to Post them also one for Nell, Jack, Carol Tony & Will Stewart & Syd
Wet & Cold these last two days.
Friday 18/5/17
Fritz got pleasant again last night & treated us to gas again but we are up to all those silly dodges now & it cuts no ice didn't last long so had a good nights rest.
fine this morning tho cloudy & warmer.
Pay. 18/1. £25,13.0.
Our planes were out early this morning so we might learn where he is not been able to go up for 2 days. Our boys going in again to night seems as if we will never get out of this hell of a Place the fiercest fighting of the war is going on here at Bullencourt, This village is called Noreuil & to our Right is Langnicourt.
Fritz shelling us again big stuff 8 in
Jack Nelson wounded just now about 25 yards away. Promises to be a lively night.