Item 11: Oliver L. S. Holt diary, 13 August-28 October 1918 - Page 54

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[Page 54]

Sunday 1st Sept. 1918

Yesterday we were turned out of our tent, in which we had dug down a foot or so for protection against bomb splinters, & so, in preference to going into a marquee most of us decided to build bivvies. Joe Ritchie & "Kak" Smith had one already.

I asked Freddy Cocks at which if he would join in with me, but, as usual lately, he hesitated agreat deal, so George Goode joined forces with me. Fred Grey gave us some very valuable help & we made a very good one with sand bags & curved iron, salvaged from an old artillery position on the opposite slope.

This diary is getting far to egotistical for my liking. I have ommitted, I find, to mention our casualties from the

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