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of the early morning trying to sneak back to their main line around fringe of wood.
We could not get permission to go out after them – had to remain in our new-made trenches
Monday 24th July
They have brought some big guns around to play on us & are giving us a lively time with H.E.
All we can do is to keep well down & build up the trench as it gets skittled.
2nd Bn. Have gone out & made a new front line in front of us. Yesterday when Fritz made a new advanced firing line our bombers whe went out in broad daylight & bombed him out of it.
Got buried & had a few abrasions today but still O.K.
Relieved tonight by A &B Coys & are now just behind in support trench.
"Fritz" bombarded us all last night & kept it up pretty well today. Trenches are not much protection against well-directed H.E. but it is some satisfaction to know that "Fritz" is getting his issue too.
All going well this afternoon as "Fritz" was in a little too far with his range on us & the shells were bursting about 100 yds. behind when unluckily one of the shells in flight hit a tree of the grove in front of line.
We got the whole explosion & tree on top of our bay & the result