Item 04: Thomas Goodwin war diary, 20 July 1917-18 March 1918 - Page 148
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near Messines, in front of our last position, and captured 100 prisoners. This morning at 4 oclock the Hun made a counter attack. The artillery opened fire and cut them to pieces. Tonight is beautiful and moonlight. Plenty of aerial activity. An enemy aeroplane was brought down near Balieul today.
17-2-1918 Sunday
Beautiful day. Enemy aeroplanes over, Our Artillery busy. The anti-air craft guns hammering away 8.P.M. Numerous search-lights are trying to pick up hostile aircraft
18-2-1918
Field General Court Martial on this evening. Two men found guilty, one man acquitted. This was the assault on the Sgt. Major
19-2-1918
Still frosty, not sufficient to warrant frost coggs. Hun aeroplanes over, no bombs dropped. Two deaths in village. One an old man 80 odd years old. The other a lad. The custom of this country, when a death occurs in a family, is to put a straw cross on road