Item 02: William Burrell diary, 1 May 1917-15 June 1918 - Page 35
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[Page 35]
a doctor was soon on the scene & after hard work restored breathing : stroll after tea & feed of "omelette" :
Thursday Aug 9th
Arquis : reveille 6.30 am : wet day " stroll after tea : on return found that we had been almost washed out : wet night : planty of water & mud about :
Friday Aug 10th
Arquis : reveille 6.30 am : "boys" on usual parades : S.B.s on the Schafer method of restoring the apparently drowned (& gassed) : got the boat in the lake & Gib & self plastered the leaks up with mud & went for a row : for oars we had a shovel & a piece of wood : mud soaked & water came in with a rush : Gib "bailed" & we managed to get to shore : put pieces of an old shirt in the leaks then mud & it was a little better & kept the water out a little longer :