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reinforce, but before they got to supports were told they were not required, needless to say we are all much relieved. The Irish Guards advanced 1,000 yds on our right.
Monday 16/4/17
Rain – Heavy wind & snowstorms. Camp duties. I went over through Ligny Thilloy & down near to Factory Corner, looked well over what was No Mans Land in the middle of November – Many Australians still lay here unburied – I could not find any trace of the identification of Hubert O'Kelly, who I am sure fell just about there. My pal Les Bowden who was looking for a friend, had the very good fortune to identify him by some papers strewn, about, amongst which was a letter of his written to him, Pte Margery. Les discovered in burying him that he still had his wristlet watch on his arm which was under him. I have written to the Registrar of Graves asking him to recognize a cross I place in that vicinity to Hubert's memory, if no further particulars are offering about him.
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