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the broken trucks & wheels were stacked in a heap clear, to be cleared away later.
Monday 5/11/17.
I signed on at 8 oclock & was up & down all the morning & after lunch I had to go over into No 10 Road to clear out all empties & pull on a derailed truck, after getting the truck on & several Empties out Fritz started sending over shrapnel at 15 oclock, the shells bursted over a bit from the Station, he sent them over on a Range Finder, I could here the bullets striking the Iron Huts near by. After he had sent over 3 he gave us a Dud close by & then a High Explosive, I heard the Whizz & on looking out of the Cab, I saw the Explosion about 40 yards away & I stood close into the boiler & the dirt came all over the Eng the lads about soon made themselves scarce, my releif arrived at 16.20 & I got a ride home to camp, & found no rations had arrived & two of my chums