Item 03: Charles Britton war diary, 8 April-14 August 1918 - Page 77
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[Page 77]
Friday 7th 1918
planes over our lines at 11 am. Worked with mate, through night, improving our position, with pick & shovel, deepening trench building parapet.
Sat 8th
In line V.B. Came off duty 9 am. Enemy searching for our batteries with his guns. On duty 9 pm to 9 am 9th
Raid attempted on our lines by enemy near Morlancourt on Thur night, beaten off.
Sun 9th
At midnight enemy opened a heay bombardment of our front, 10th Bde & the French front, with HE & gas. This was kept up until 7 am. All lines forward cut by shell fire at 12-30 am, comm kept open by our vis station, though very hard to read the lamps owing to the
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