Bennett war diary, 1914-1915 / J. Bennett - Page 40

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23rd
Fatigue in morning, & had a swim. Trench digging night.

24th
Rested all day.

25th
Rested in morning. Digging in afternoon. Lord Nelson came up and bombarded Kilid Bahr.

26th
Trench digging in afternoon.

27th
Quarter-master's fatigue.

28th
Went into reserve trenches in support of the 5th, who made an attack on the right.

29th
Trench digging at night, but the Turks opened out on us with machine-guns, & we retired.

30th
Shifted into reserve trenches on the right. Colonel Cox returned. Big rainstorm at night.

July
1st
Rested all day.

2nd
Water fatigue.

3rd
Firing line.