Item 04: Richard Blundell diary, 1 January-31 December 1918 - Page 79

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August   1918

8 THUR   
Fine day. Posted letter to  Amy. Stunt opened 4. am  very successful. Infantry passed  through guns in no time.  
Prisoners. guns. horses transport  coming in in galore. Artillery moving  in waves. Planes very active.
Cavalry operating early in day. Traffic  arrangements perfect. everything going  O.K. moved 7.am. to Corbie.  Bivouacked  

9 FRI   
Fine day Moved off to Bayonvillers  arrd 3.30. P.M.  Passed through La Mort everywhere  badly knocked about.
German guns etc.  everywhere. Shelling roads. guns moved  forward. Amm. going up. Prisoners still  coming in.
1st Div. hopped over going  good. I met H Brain & Lt. Beaton. Planes active  2. down by us. Heavy bombing at night

10 SAT  
Standing too. Moved off 10.am  via Harbonierres to Pozieres. caught  up to guns they moved forward  to next village.
Plenty of dead  about. 'Fritz' putting up great  resistance. 1st Div. Inf having hard  fight. progress slow.
Heavy  firing both sides. 'Fritz'  shelling roads, & using gas  shells. 2 planes down in front  of us.
Heavy bombing at night.  Met W. Flintoff. Heard of  advance up North.