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[1st Aug. contd]
good & it was still raining & as I had a bon by head I stopped in bed. The news which subsequently came thro was good & we learnt that an advance had been made on a 15 mile front to a depth of 4 ½ miles in one part and the villages of Bixchoote, St Julien, Hooge & other places were captured & 5000 prisoners & 8 guns. Rained has interfered with further action. Germans had counter attacked but we have regained all the ground lost. Our party returned after being on duty about 50 hours without a spell in water up to their knees.
Thursday 2nd [Aug]
Raining like billeo all day.
Friday 3rd
Still raining, some cases of rheumatism & bad feet the results of standing for hours up to their knees, began to come in. I got up out of bed today & did a little work feeling a bit dizzy at first.
Saturday 4th
A queer sight met the eye this morning. Some of the boys clothes were still wet so they were issued with a pyjama suit each & altho it was raining & very muddy, the boys still carried on with jamas rolled up to the knees & slippers on their feet.
Sunday 5th
Walked to Ballieul & had a hot bath in a house