William Keith Gillies diary, 22 March 1916-30 September 1917 - Page 138

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March 1917
26th. (cont) The weather has been very miserable all day, rain, snow & with a bighting cold North wind blowing.
27th. The weather is just the same today. I have had a fatigue party salvaging German material for use in our work. There is abundance of material & ammunition lying about, especially sawn mining sets & barbed wire. The majority of the section & No. 2 are working along the road building huts for D.H.Q. They have been on it for some days now & expect to have it finished to-night. There were about half a dozen more explosions in Bappaume last night caused through mines, & the casualties have been fairly big. Up to

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