Item 02: Charles Britton war diary, 17 October 1917-8 April 1918 - Page 33
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[Page 33]
1917
Mon. Dec. 17th
Snow fell all through last night & everything now under a thick coat of it. Very cold on duty 2 to 6 PM.
Tues. Dec. 18th
At Hollebeque. Ground & roads now frozen hard. On duty 2 to 5 AM. Aft. watched an air fight over our camp. One of our machines attacked 3 enemy machines & after a ¼ hr fight drove them off. Our Bde to take over Houplines portion of Armentieres sector tomorrow. Advance party left for trenches this afternoon. Portion of our Bde only came out of line in Deulemont sector 3 days ago. This is the most severe weather we have yet had.
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