Item 03: George R. Faulkner war diary, 6 July 1916-17 November 1916 - Page 36
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[Page 36]
27/8/16 Sunday
Got a very rude awakening at 2.30 am & told to be at our posts at 6 am. Some 50 Bearers moved out to various Posts – Myself – Deshon – Woods & Longden, went to Wye Farm – near Bois Greniers Our part of the line had to give some sort of a demonstration, while something big was going on at Armertiers – At 11 am, we got word that the stunt was not coming of as arranged, we had to stay at our posts till 1.30 pm & were then told to get back to Nouveau Monde, I never said a word after carrying stretchers – dressing, sick & tucker for 3 miles – Drizzling & rain all day.
20th Monday
Very nice day. Got orders to go out & relieve bearers at Foray House – Here myself – Page, Bowden & Gurner found a very [indecipherable][indecipherable] out, got 3 cases during the night – very heavy artillery firing both sides – 30th strafed Fritz with bombs for an hour – Plenty of shells coming very freely around our dug out, but beyond stopping our freedom, done no harm.