Item 03: Francis Brewer notes concerning Pte. Mark Lowndes's statement of the Battle of Mont St Quentin, 15 September 1918 - Page 11

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& yelling all kinds of war cries. Simultaneously the enemy laid down a 5.9 barrage before us. This we passed through & encountered more M.G. fire & a whizzy bang battery hidden among the trees. From this point onward, the Bde with marvellous daring rapidly advanced up the gentle slope, the crown of which is called Mont St Quentin. The M.G. fire from [indecipherable] came thick & heavy on us & we had most of our