Item 06: Sydney B. Young war diary, 2 February-1 September 1918 - Page 17

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are like little kids with new toys and delight in firing Fritzy's 5.9's back at him especially the toot-suiters as we call them. They had a go with an 8? how. The shell went all right but the hun had disconnected something & the barrel buried itself 3? in the ground.

10th On going forward we were nearly bombed, shelled & shot to pieces with enfilading MG's. but up to date are going strong. It is marvellous the way they get the guns up. The ammo goes up in supply tanks, we go up per boot. Fritzys, our boys, horses, all lie about

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