Item 02: William Burrell diary, 1 May 1917-15 June 1918 - Page 45
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Sunday Sept 2nd
Monasterie : showery : reveille 7 am : bath parade to Arques in morning : wrote in afternoon : taube dropped bombs
Monday Sept 3rd
Monasterie : reveille 6.30 am : boys on parade : our A.M.C. day so we had a lecture : after dinner Morrie & I went to St Omer & had a good time : Catherdral very nice : we went & seen the effects of last nights bombing & the street is shook up a bit : pathetic to see the women with what furniture they still had left : more taubes over after tea : plenty on our 'planes up too : heavy gunfire up the line
Tuesday Sept 4th
Monasterie : reveille 6.30 am : fell in & went for a wood "stunt" in morn & "encored" in afternoon : marched home in gas helmets for practice : went eel fishing after tea but only got