Item 05: Sydney B. Young war diary, 25 September 1917-6 February 1918 - Page 21

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[Page 21]

of drum fire while the whole front is lit up with the flashes as with
electric light.
Out in the line (which is only known as a blue line on maps for
there are no trenches merely shell holes) men are lying about
everywhere Fritzes, Scotties, Australians all either rotting or
skeletons.
                                   
Pill boxes lie uprooted, tanks, some crawling some casualties.
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