Item 01: Frank Hurley war diary, 21 August-28 October 1917 - Page 125
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[Page 125]
5th October 1917 Friday
Morning visited a 15 inch howitzer battery near Hellfire Corner. (Capt. Cummins in charge). This ponderous weapon fires a projectile weighing 1,400 lbs. It has a range of 11,000 yards! I was delayed here owing to heavy rain which cleared off during the afternoon. As is generally after a battle, things were calm, & we were able to plod a way through the mud to Zonnebeke in fair safety. The guns were being brought up under frightful conditions. [Photo Nos 75 and 56] Sometimes they would sink to the axles in mud, & the mules would be hidden from sight in the depths of the treacherous shell craters. But still we do it, & the same work goes on, but the men work in deep mud & even then hail a cheerful parsiflage at the photographer. Our fellows are