Item 07: John D. Wilson diary, 19 September-28 December 1917 - Page 147
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the bigest bit into the German lines yet made in the time & shows that the Hindenburg line is not impregnable.
I had a letter from Willie dated Nov. 20. He is in Norwich Hospital and getting on well. His case was more severe than his first letter indicated. His battery was close up to Zonnebeke and they met with many casualties.
Sunday Nov. 25. 1917. 1210.
Cold & rough to day. We had a half holiday this afternoon & with W. Wilson & Trevena walked to Roumarna about 20 chains up the road. We had a few drinks purchased two loaves of bread & came home as it was very stormy.
The name of this camp Rue de Sal, and comprise a series of camps for each Battalion Transports. Our one is called Warrington lines & is the first on the road.
[Shorthand transcribed as follows] I wrote to my brother Willie tonight. [indecipherable] [end of shorthand]
Monday Nov. 26. 1917. 1211
It was bitterly cold last night & this morning. I was on the usual routine work to day; feeding watering, & grooming horses, also cleaning officers saddles.
I have finished making rings out of a copper petrol tube from the engine of the U. boat that was driven ashore on the beach at Tardinghem.
One of the huts in an adjoining transports camp was burned down to night after tea. (39)th
Tuesday Nov. 27. 1917. 1212.
There was a very heavy