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1st September. Visited G" Company special R.E. 3rd. Corps and witnessed experiment with 2 inch Trench Mortar bomb filled with WHITE STAR GAS. I sent in a report to C.R.A. regarding the experiment. Lt.Pinder fired 4 rounds from Heavy gun in 1 1/2 hours excusing himself by saying it took a long while to get the gun into action and the telephone would not work.
2nd. Gave a short lecture to the officers on the WHITE STAR GAS and also mentioned discipline.
3rd. At 4.45am. after heavy artillery bombardment the 4th Australian Division (13 Bde) attacked Mouquet Farm as well as other points. The main attack was against Mouquet Farm. Mouquet Farm was occupied by us and the dug outs entered, they were found to have steel doors. It is quite uncertain how the position stands at present. Some say that our troops have been driven out, others that we have taken it again and holding onto it. Casualties heavy on our side. Went to WARLOY and obtained acetylene lamp. Canadians relieve 2nd Division.
4th CANADIAN D.T.M.O. arrives. 86 bombs dropped on METZ. ZEPPELIN brought down near LONDON. Canadians take over our line, still uncertain if Mouquet Farm is in our hands or not. Raining heavily.
5th Nothing.
6th Relieved by the 1st Canadian Division. We proceed to AUTHIEUIE by lorries.
7th Went to Doullens.
8th Medium mortars left Doullens by train at 3.10 am. For HOPONTRE from there we proceed via POPERINGHE to RENINGHELST to Headquarters 4th Div. Artillery. We then proceed to DICKEBUSH to relieve the 3rd Canadian Division. Relief carried out the same night Y4 A Batty going to the trenches. An accident occurred with one of the Mortars and Gnr.Read A.C. was wounded and afterwards died. The accident was caused as far as is known by a premature. It was the first round fired from the Mortar. A reconnaissance of the front was made by me to find a position for the heavy gun.
9th 10th Nothing