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which happened to be a trench & I went into it. They burst on roadway uncomfortably near & when I arose to push on without delay you could have heard my knees shaking although outwardly we were jolly & laughing over our narrow escape. Fritz shelled that road several times during that night & next day but we werent that close. I have had stomach complaint for a couple of days (probably the chlorinated water) and felt very weak. About midnight spent a couple of hrs without sleep that night. It was freezing too.
Tuesday 23rd [Jan]
When we took our next patients along we could see several shell holes along the cobbled road & knew that Fritz had had a pleasant night. Was relieved at noon & came back to A.D.S.
All the pools in the neighborhood are frozen the fools amuse themselves by using their horse shoes heels & nails as pr of skates. Good fun. Rested during afternoon & felt much better at night. Slept well.
Wednesday 24th
On Gas Picket in morning. At noon Fritz got very nasty & sent a heap of shells over near our R.A.P. We could see it all from A.D.S. Some of the boys changing over got some scares. Included in the shells