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[22nd May contd]
purchasing some sausages found a classy eating house & had them fried with eggs & chips and the whole went well. At first the people didn't want to cook it as today was a meatless day throughout France. Stroll around for a bit thence return per boat to Pont D'Achilles in time for tea. Was surprised at the number of new marquees (duly disguised) & stretchers about the place. There was a pile of stretchers about 12 ft high & 20 ft long. We were lucky enough to get an ambulance on way back Charing Cross and safely negotiated the road to this part of front and it has been evident that a push was in preparation.
Recently our guns have been peppering Fritz & messines & it is almost impossible to sleep in the lines. A.M.C. work has been hurried on new R.A.Ps (not very solid) new A.D.S. & the colossal M D S at Pont D'Achilles at which there are 6 ambulances (9.10.11.4.12.13) all point to activities soon. Our aeroplanes are particularly busy and live over Hunland some even descending almost on the trenches. We have to sew our brassards on & a green ribbon to denote 9th Brigade and all these things