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31 Thursday
Had a good sleep all the morning. Went up to Poziers about midday. Fritz was very quiet until about 6 pm Some Canadian troops took over from our fellows up in the line. The Australians are leaving the Poziers front. There is a brigade of Canadians here. After being humbugged about a good bit by some of the Canadian Officers we shifted from Poziers to another dug-out about ½ mile away. Had a busy night. Owing to the sap being very muddy we carried along the parapet, which was a big risk as the snipers were very busy with the machine guns, bullets were whizzing every minute. Fritz put a good few tear shells over, the stuff got into our eyes & nearly blinded us. I was crying nearly all night.
1 September Friday
Rather a quiet morning here. We get plenty of cigarettes & tobacco issued to us here & good food considering the position where we are. Fritz is exceptionally quiet this morning. Went back to Headquarters about at dinner time. Fritz put a good few shells around Head quarters in the evening, very quiet otherwise. The weather is very changeable here, raining one five minutes & sunshining the next, I suppose the firing of the guns have some effects on it.
2 Saturday
Fritz is unusually quiet today. He put up a slight bombardment in the afternoon went up to right side dressing station about midday, not many casualties, we had cases in the afternoon. Saw a great air combat between one of our planes & one of Fritzs. Fritz got the best of our fellow & brought him down in the German lines, our fellows brought down 3 of Fritzs, it was very exciting.
3 Sunday
A terrible bombardment commenced about 5 am by all of our artillary, you couldn't hear yourself talk. The 3rd Brigade after attacking twice captured Mouquet farm. Very busy during the early morning. Fritz put a few shells very close to our dressing station & a couple on it, but there were no casualties. The Canadians are losing a good few men.