Item 01: T. J. Cleary diary, 8 March 1916 - 15 August 1917 - Page 120
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sweeping the streets with machine guns.
Wednesday 14-2
Day off, Visited Corbie 16 Kilos away. Had a good day. Ate a lot of Eggs & returned to Albert in the afternoon. We visited the picture show there & heard some good vaudeville stuff. Signs of a thaw about now.
Friday 16-2-17
German Planes came over last night flying very low. The anti aircraft guns were firing at them & the shells burst so low that the fragments were fairly raining on the roof of the Mill. Fritz kept his machine guns going & He managed to blow up a big ammunition Dump a few miles away. In the cold weather they had a great deal of trouble with the logs owing to the sap being frozen & blunting the saw. There is a Bomb School close to our camp.
Wednesday 21-2
Rain & mud started two day ago Rheumatism also started on me I have had an uncomfortable time since. The thaw has interfered with the supply