Item 06: Sydney B. Young war diary, 2 February-1 September 1918 - Page 52

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[Page 52]

5th Apr. Received orders for the line, which is at present just outside Villers Bretonneaux.
On our way we passed dozens of dead horses also some of Tommies who had got it. Round where two big navel guns had stood were scores of holes made by whizzbangs.
The bridges we passed were mined ready to be blown up in case we had to fall back Along a little further Fritz nearly caught us with a big shell. On entering Villers Bretonneaux we met with a continuous fusillade of whizzbangs and H.E. and the further

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