Item 03: George R. Faulkner war diary, 6 July 1916-17 November 1916 - Page 87
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busy all night – as the 15th Brigade made a raid, got some good information & many prisoners – mostly German, Poles & the famous cowardly Prussian Guard, who Kamerard very quickly at close quarters.
Thursday 15/2/17
Not quite so cold – Had a good sleep during the day – Very busy during the night – Fritz put up a very heavy barrage of shrapnel & Gas shells over Needle & Rose trenches – good many 32nd Batt were caught in the Gas – poor devils did suffer – an Officer died from effects during the night. Heavy bombardment all along the line.
Friday 16/2/17
Not quite so cold – a bit of a thaw set in & it is getting a bit muddy. About daylight Fritz managed to bomb one of our ammunition dumps about 2 miles away – such a deafening noise of the shells exploding all day long I have never heard before – the sky was left black with clouds from the bursts – must have been a very big loss. Our planes got busy during the day – saw two Fritzs planes brought down, also two of ours, poor devils were burnt to death. A few more gassed cases came through, only a few wounded.