Item 02: Charles Britton war diary, 17 October 1917-8 April 1918 - Page 34
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[Page 34]
1917
Wed. Dec. 19th
At Hollebeque. On duty 4 to 8 AM. Our planes could be heard up through the night. At 2-30 PM Batt marched from camp on way to trenches. Crossed River Lys & through Armentieres & Houplines to trenches, arriving at 7 PM. The roads were ice covered & frozen hard and it was very hard to keep on your feet owing to slipping. Armentieres, a fine city, now badly knocked about by shellfire & entirely deserted by the civil population, was in German hands for 8 days. Before entering the town we passed the A.I.F. burial ground, where some hundreds of Australians lie, including an OC of our Batt. Col Simpson, killed in action
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