Item 04: Frank Valentine Weir letter diary, 1 January-31 December 1918 - Page 198

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[Page 198]

16 July 1918 Tuesday
Thank goodness we are relieved tonight- the men are fairly done, half dead with Malarial, they have HEARTS like LIONS. The German prisoners said "You"
"Australians are good fighters"
"we thought we were "
"attacking INDIANS" the latter are good loyal Allies & I don't want to detract from their gallant help.
Since I wrote above a lot has happened the enemy got on to us with 4.2" & blew H--- out of us- Only 1 of my horses left- 62 killed 32 Horses wounded & my 2 I/C Captain Badge killed. However we leave tonight; for a spell of 2 weeks anyway in the HILLS.

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