Item 03: Francis Brewer notes concerning Pte. Mark Lowndes's statement of the Battle of Mont St Quentin, 15 September 1918 - Page 9

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fought our way into a main trench running nearby parallel with our objective which at this time, was 2500 yds distant. Here we captured 70 prisoners, & rested in the trench for the night (30th Aug).
About 4 a.m. next morning 31st. we left the trench & moved off along the Peronne Rd until we had passed the bulk of Fritz's wire. We then filed across the open ground before Mont St