Item 03: George R. Faulkner war diary, 6 July 1916-17 November 1916 - Page 25
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about are Cedar Farm – Rifle Villa – Rendezvous – Dead Dog Avenue – Devon Farm Avenue and our Dressing Station is styled Eaton Hall.
Got a pay today of40 Francs, money is no good to us here.
24/7/16 Monday
Machine gun & snipers very busy right through the night, they were just raining it all around Eaton Hall & the road to the saps. Only a few casualties today. At 8.30 am we heard a feint voice over the parapet on no man's land – it was the work of seconds for volunteers to get him, with no misfortunes – his name was (Pte Morris – 32nd from Sydney) poor fellow had a fractured jaw from machine gun also shrapnel rin thigh, he had been out since last Thursday morning, he had nothing to eat or drink since, of course, we showered our very best on him – he deserved a trip. Heavy bombardment all day below us.
25/7/16 Tuesday
Got orders to go to "Nouveau Monde" for a blow, where our Dressing Station is, having shifted back again from "Bac Saint Mar". Will be very pleased to get away for a while