Item 02: Charles Britton war diary, 17 October 1917-8 April 1918 - Page 48
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[Page 48]
1918
Thur. €‹ Jan. 3rd
Marched to billets on farms 1K from Merris. Country still under snow & weather very cold. Our quarters are in a barn open on 2 sides.
Frid. Jan. 4th
In billets on farms. Had hot baths at Div Baths. Recieved pcl. from girls. An old lady at an adjoining farm to this, related to me how the Germans, when in possession of this part of the country, bayoneted her son in her presence. The Padre of Merris was shot by them.
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