Item 02: Charles Britton war diary, 17 October 1917-8 April 1918 - Page 17
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[Page 17]
1917 NOV.
Sat. Nov 17th
On duty 2 to 6 AM. Very heavy artillery fire on our left. Enemy sending over big Minnies [Minenwerfer] at 2-30 AM. At 2-40 AM recieved word from Bde to be on alert against gas attack. Our patrols are out in No Mans Land from 6 PM to 6 AM. The country here is low lying & trenches very wet. As yet we have had no snow. Our Div forms part of the 1st A.N.Z.A.C.
Batt Sig Staff Hdqrs
Lt Couson
Sgt Boyd
Cpl Scherf
Cooksley
Anderson
Rimmis
Murphy
Britton
Litt
Baxter
Laverton
Redfern
Lowe
(Linesmen)
Burgess
[indecipherable]
& Reed
Fairly quiet through aft.
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