William Keith Gillies diary, 22 March 1916-30 September 1917 - Page 134

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March 1917
22nd. We carried on with the same job this morning with the aid of an infantry fatigue of about 20 (the first fatigue we have been able to get) & also two wagons carting bricks from the village. The hole was filled in & the road is open for traffic. Guns have been coming up ever since we arrived here & an ammunition dump has been started just outside our billet. We had a fairly heavy fall of snow last night & it has continued through the day, & with a strong North wind things have been very cold. I went into Bappaume this afternoon. The town has been smashed about a great deal & Fritz has blown up the main road in three places, making

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