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<p class="page" id="a2364011">[Page 11]</p><p>up again and after being allotted into our sections in the 8th Battalion and everything complete the whole Battalion marched up big hills to the firing line Trenches running everywhere which are reached by <strike>dugouts</strike> trenches running everywhere in all directions shells bursting all over the place and shrapnel going in all directions we reached the firing line and stayed there, the Shells exploding over our heads, there was a big move on this day the 8th Batt. in the trenches, the 4th Batt on the left all prepared to advance with Baynots and on the right the 7th Batt also prepared to advance with Baynots. The advance was to be made at 4 oclk in the afternoon. there was three Trenches in front held by the turks which we had to take at any cost so we could hold a better position in our attempt</p>