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Saturday April 15th : patchy day clear at times: snowed early in the morning: very heavy bombardment towards Ypres like continual thunder: bombardment just the other side of Armentieres: had a wash: Gen Birdwood Brig Gen Holmes & some "knuts" had a look round the trenches & asked how we were doing as he passed: the usual shrapnel & shell exchanges after dinner: heavy firing from over Armentieres again: a couple of aero's over the lines & they got a dose of shrapnel: two of eight platoon shot: relieved about 10pm by the 19th Batt & we marched to some billets at the village behind our trenches: bed about 11.30 & good after having practically no sleep for five days
Sunday April 16th :- heavy frost but nice day: revellie 5.15 am: breakfast & fell in for fatigue: went to the firing line in parties of six & filled sand bags with mud: went along to the 20th & seen some of the "boys": a heavy bombardment from the Huns as we came home: one house caught fire from a "coal box": tea: went to the outskirts of Armentiers & had a blowout: eggs-a-cook etc: paid 40 francs: the name of this place is Bois Grenier: bed : the mad major had a fly for life this morning
Monday April 17th
no revellie: up at 8 am: wet cold day: breakfast & then had some cafe & bought pretty cards: we passed a British cemetary yesterday & one grave had a nice crucifix at the head of it: the crucifix had been knocked down from the house opposite: another one had a plain wooden cross with these words:- Here lies the body of an unknown British hero: this village is in ruins: a fine church is levelled excepting part of the tower: we fell in 2.30 pm & marched like Brown's cows in sixes to near