Item 03: Cameron Robertson war diary, 29 December 1916-3 February 1919 - Page 19

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[Page 19]

4th Cold. Transport Troop disbands tomorrow and all men will return to their respective units. About dinner time I secured 2 gallons of rum and Bill Cahill, Doug Gordon, Sid [indecipherable] Dave(HB) Hay & myself "hogged " into it. Gee! what a "large night". Dave thought he was Robinson Crusoe & Sampson [indecipherable] HaHa ! What a night. About 8pm (I was ok by then) the artillery opened up a terrific barrage. The 13th Battalion were "hopping over" to try and recapture the portion won and lost by the15th Bat. all night long & up till 7am
5th the artillery kept going. The 13th Battalion captured the position. Fritz counter attacked

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