Item 02: Leslie Kemnitz Stuart diary, 4 March-28 December 1916 - Page 215
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[Page 215]
[Thursday 20 July]
I had to get up again shortly after 6 A M, as we were moving up at about 10 A M. After my nights escapade I had no chance of carrying my pack again for half the day so I rode on a limber.
We only did a short march of about 8 miles but the heat troubled the men a good deal
We passed through Herrisart, Contay Vadencourt & finished up at fair sized village called Warloy-Baillon.
This part of the country seems very poor as we have the places bought out of bread, fruit & beer within an hour or so. It is the same everywhere we go. Even the civilians seem to have a limit imposed on them.
Our first division has been in action today, we saw some of their wounded coming down today. Some were suffering from the effects of gas shells & were very bad.