Item 01: Gordon Macrae diary, 12 November 1914-4 January 1916 - Page 158
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November 1915
to their own trenches than ours. I received a letter from mother also letters from Kate, Roy, Will Douglas & Dorothy Blair during the week. On Saturday Jean McCarthy & I went to see if we could find Capt Edgley but found he had gone away sick, broken down & they said he would be invalided back to Australia. We were very sorry to hear it However by good fortune we managed to meet Arthur Wright, but only had about ½ an hour to yarn with him. He looks well & I was glad to see he had come through alright so far. Alf Outridge, he informed me had been sent to England.
Monday 8th to Sunday 14th
Things have quietened down considerably in our quarter. There is still a lot of bombing being done by both sides, but principally by us. The Turks are using a mortar which throws a broom stick bomb which is fairly