Item 03: Arthur John Moore diary, 1 January 1918-10 January 1919 - Page 26

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Sat Mar 30

Wild, windy day. The war news looks a bit more cheerful this morning. Fritz put a shell into a Church in Paris, and did awful damage while the people were at mass on Good Friday.

Finished Letter 15 to L

Sunday 31

My P.M day. As Bill Beards was away on Leave, Arthur Foster gave me a hand with the work. All went well till Tea Time, then the Fun commenced. Flanagan had made some Jelly's which we found rather difficult to persuade to leave the dish. I placed the Glass dish in a Bucket of Hot water. It cracked the dish and the Jelly fell into the water. Flanagan

[Head and shoulder drawing of a young lady wearing a hat, titled "Easter"]
Sun. Easter Mar 31.

cont :-

and I plunged our Hands into the Hot water and tried to save the Jelly, but it was melted almost immediately.

Madam, the Housekeeper went sore.

A year ago today Dodson and I went into Bapaume from Albert, and now Fritz has got all that country back again.