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HUNS SHELL PONT NIEPPE
[20th Mar. contd]
Warren. It was bitterly cold & raining all day.
Wednesday 21/3/17
The Hun sent a H E shell (5.9) into Pont de Nieppe just about dusk to night killing 4 soldiers & 3 civilians (inc 2 children) Our cars & boys brought them in. Two lived for a couple of hours only. I visited the scene & observed that windows in all the surrounding houses were broken & a large hole was made in footpath.
Thursday 22/3/17
Was on guard all night. Very cold & snowing slightly. More good news.
Friday 23/3/17
Still good news from front (Ancre & Somme. Guard duties continue all day.
Saturday 24/3/17
SOME SHRAPNEL
Very good incitement [?] this morning which however ended in one of our boys being a casualty. As is customary every morn our Section does physical culture to keep fit & this morning we were on this routine in the courtyard when a Fritz plane came across & sighted us. Consequently in about ½ hr (we were still at culture) whizzing over came a shell & we were soon on our stomach. Never worried much – thought it was a stray & went on again why again – this time she burst in air not far away but we had taken every precaution & no one was hurt. We then received orders to get inside the billets & the Hun kept us his shrapnel all the morning.