Item 01: Gordon Macrae diary, 12 November 1914-4 January 1916 - Page 131
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August 1915
as it will help to get this over more quickly. Was on Barney's Post. Did 3rd shift. I have been put down as troop bomb thrower Lamberth having gone away sick. Had a yarn with the Dorrigo boys in the afternoon.
Saturday 28th
Came off Barney's Post at 5 am. Had a sleep till breakfast. Was on fatigue with the engineers cleaning up in the tunnel where a couple of shells broke it in. It took us all day to get it fixed up. Went on water fatigue after tea.
Sunday 29th
Had a fairly easy day. 2 Squadrons of the 12th LH came over to reinforce our Brigade.
14 out of our Regiment were sent away sick. The 12th LH arrived yesterday. Arthur Blomfield is in A Squadron I believe & they went over to reinforce the 1st LH on the left. Ernie Paull of Eastern Dorrigo I saw