Item 05: Oliver L. S. Holt diary, 26 September-13 December 1917 - Page 72

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[Page 72]

Saw Bob Fry with whom I used to carry on the Peninsula, who is now a Sergeant D.C.M. & also M.M. He referred to me at once as the Bishop of London & seemed pleased to see me. Jimmy Garland seemed less free & easy as W.O. but he also was pleased.
The bearers were just starting for the line at Belgian Battery when we arrived, but we had time to chat to some of them. They were going up into a stunt.
After ten Eva & I started for Poperinge; missed the corner rear which was his objective, & walked towards Ypres & then back to the north of the town, going some miles out of our way
Even then, when we had

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