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[Page 31]
August 1916
lying about in shell holes & did not have much cover & the day was spent in sniping the few who dared to show themselves & they suffered a few casualties. During the afternoon of the 17th our own big artillery bombarded our front line & also next day & we suffered very heavily through same & it was afterwards found out to be a mistake on the maps of our front line for we were further advanced than shown on the maps. It rained on & off the whole time on & off in the trench & it was very uncomfortable for it was impossible to carry either overcoat of waterproof & we were wet through & through. It was during the afternoon of the 19th that our relief came & our battalion was relieved by the 10th Battalion & it was not till dark they we moved along the communication trench & we had to move at a good pace for Fritz's artillery was playing at different intervals & when we reached Albert a little after midnight we were all fatigued & had a much needed rest. Between the first & second time we were at Poziers our troops had gained over three miles of country & then there were two divisions to follow us & have been advancing. We remained in billets in Albert till the morning of the 21st & then we had to move back to Warloy where we rested till next day & then marched to Val-de-Maison where we encamped in the first Anzac