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Sun Aug 11th
Moved forward tonight to gullies near Lihons & n.e. of Rosieres.
Mon Aug 12th:-
Mick Carmody & Evans killed today by a shell.
Rsm Robertson had his ankle shattered by Colonel Sasse's groom letting a rifle go off.
The hostile 'planes are laying plenty of eggs around us at night. Owing to the casualties of the 2nd & 3rd Brigades the 1st division is too weak to do a divisional stunt.
Thurs 15th Aug:-
Moved back at 7pm
to bivouacs along railway line between Vauvillers & Harbonnieres.
"Fritz" giving his usual free issue of aerial bombs tonight. He must not like getting his "knock-back" for 11 miles.
Fri Aug 16th
Moved further back this morning passing through Harbonnieres, Bayonvillers, Hamel, Lamotte, Santerre, Vaire-sur-Corbie, to Vaux-sur-Somme where we encamped on the river bank.
Mon Aug 19th
Tank demonstration in front of Hamel in preparation for our coming "hop-over".