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Friday 25/5/17.
A Beautiful morning clear & fine sun hot.
Put over gas again last night & Frit'z horns were going some have not heard of results from the two nights gas Pay him back for that gas shell Bombardment he gave us from 9 PM. to 5 a.m.
Artillery very busy to day, expect to go out some time tonight off to Baileu so I am told. should get my leave from there.
Pay 25/1/ deferred £26.0-0. in hand 71 francs £2.11.1.
Packed up & waiting to move 8 P.M. sun just going down
going to Feveul the Place we left to come here, all tents there. About 8 to 10 miles with full Pack up.
Shells 8" coming over very close.
Saturday 26/5/17
Thank God we are out of that horror of a death trap at last left about 10.30 last night 2 of us & headed straight up death Valley with full Pack up & a hot night to cheer us on with sweat pouring out of us.
Got clear away to Vaux with out getting shelled had Tea & a cake at the Y.M.C.A. then on again .Got about a mile when a limber caught us up & we got a ride to here & we got a ride to here Feveuil arriving at about 1. a.m, full of thankfulness for our escape, some of the Boys were hit & some killed coming out they nearly all got here about 2.30. so no sleep all night.
A Taube came over to Bomb us at day break but the anti guns drove him off
he got 12 the other morning 3 killed.
Going to Boulingourt about 5 Kilos away at 2. P.M. After which don't know, this