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30th Aug.
Moved off at 6.30 am and moved up to Barleux about three miles.
31st
Moved off at 11 am and marched across about five kilos crossing the canal and river and stopping in a ravine at night.
1st Sept.
Moved off at 4.30 am up through Halle to front line and "hopped the bags" at 6.15 am. We went about two kilos into Peronne taking numbers of prisoners Held the bigger part of the village at night.
2nd September The remainder of the village was taken today by B coy and the 58th. We were relieved at night coming out to the trenches we hopped off from.
3rd September
Moved off at 6 am. Recrossed the canal and were back about three kilos.
4th September
I went back into Peronne to mark some of the captured guns.
5th September
Had a swim in the canal and moved off at night to deep dugouts near [indecypherable]
6th Sept
Moved at 7 am and crossed the canal and followed up as reserves to troops following up Fritz as he evacuated to just in front of Le Mesnil for a few days spell.
7th September
Moved off at 6 am and moved up about 5 kilos to the left of Estrees
9th September
Moved back to Le Mesnil for a few days spell.
22nd September
Church parade in the morning in afternoon parade to tell us the battalion is to broken up.