William Keith Gillies diary, 22 March 1916-30 September 1917 - Page 146

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April 1917
3rd We left Bernafay Wood this morning at 11 A.M. with all our equipment & arrived back at Beaulencourt, to where the section have returned, about 3 P.M. The section is bilited in an old loft which they are repairing.
4th To-day has been miserably wet & cold, snow & sleet falling practically all day the morning & until about 3 P.M. when it cleared up a bit. Two of our observation baloons went up between here & Bapaume & at about 5 P.M. one of Fritz's "Taubes" came over & brought them both down in flames, but was himself brought down almost immediately afterwards. (About 3 days ago he brought down the one that was stationed opposite us in Villers au Floss.

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