Item 02: Fred Harold Tomlins war diary, 21 March-3 September 1915 - Page 142
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4.7.15
Sun. 4th. This morning went up the sap towards Walkers Ridge into a gully there & had some flag-wagging & I rose a blister on my left hand in consequence. Hobson was on a rather high piece of ground & a bullet went clean through his flag. After coming back from practise this afternoon I found an English mail in & a letter from Edie Tomlins, saying she has sent along writing material & a note book, so I am free from all care & worry again. Smithers & Cork started to go round to look up some friends in the 6th L.H. this afternoon. Cork struck a friend on the way, who had a "plant", they went no further but returned with a couple of lbs. of good tobacco & a tin of jam each. The tobacco & cigarettes we have been issued with during the last