Primary tabs
Transcription
[Page 38]
Monday, July 3rd:
Fine. Rise 5.30 a.m. Ride out to 1st A.S.C. and commence on new hut. Great sight to-day. Air duel between a German and one of ours. Ours was hit and our fellow volplaned to the ground. Hard luck! He was gaining fast on Fritz when he dropped. Return to billet 5 p.m. Retire 9 p.m. Receive news from dear old Mother. God bless her. I lay listening through the night to our armoured train crawling along and giving Allemond a few shells, always moving from place to place and dropping a shell and then off again. The Tommies began their offensive last Saturday and in conjunction with the French have met with wonderful success.
Tuesday, July 4th:
Rise 5.30 a.m. Showery. Ride out on waggon to job. Return to billet 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 5th:
Manages to keep fine. Work on Officers' quarters at above job. Return home 5 p.m. Coming home with three others riding in the rear limber, when she comes apart from the leader right in a busy spot where there were plenty of on-lookers. Of course it was a great joke. Prepare for another move. Retire 9 p.m. Twelve midnight, gas alarm, but the fumes never reached us.