Item 01: Gordon Macrae diary, 12 November 1914-4 January 1916 - Page 113
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[Page 113]
There was a fair bit of firing done & at midnight we were relieved by A Troop. We filed out after breakfast. I was detailed off for special sapping in the afternoon with 5 others on 3rd shift.
Monday 19th [July]
Started at 4 am digging firing pits in the new firing line & sandbagging & making new loopholes. Came off at 8 am. Had a fairly easy day & went on again at 4 pm. Forgot to mention that I received letters from mother Doug, Carrie & Roy Blair & sent replies to all but Doug.
Tuesday 20th
A sniper in the bushes in front of our trench exchanged shots with Major Windyer but they both missed. A party of 10 belonging to the 7th undertook to go after him. Os Walker (of Dorrigo) was one of them. They nearly ran into the Turks trench which was full & they were fired on heavily.