Item 06: Sydney B. Young war diary, 2 February-1 September 1918 - Page 19

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[Page 19]

Prussians & Wurtenbergers. One officer had been through Oxford, spoke perfect English & on being questioned displayed little knowledge of hospital ship outrages & thought there were 400,000 Americans over here whereas there are over 2 million our brigade went 5 kilos without many casualties. The 4th Div. leap frogged the 2nd and that day we advanced 10 miles & captured 17,000 prisoners 400 guns & countless machine guns. We took We took Warfusie, Sailly, Laurette, Harbonnieres, La Motte on our sector and at present are on the outskirts of Proyat. The officers (artillery)

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