Item 03: Kenneth Binnie war diary, 1 January - 31 December 1918 - Page 246
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Thursday, 22 August 1918
Fine & very hot. We opened the barrage about 3.45 AM & kept it going till about 6.45. The 9th Aust Inf Brigade went over & got all their objectives about 3000 yds forward & the tommies on their left got all their objectives. I went forward in the morning & got an O.P. going & was about their all day. The battery went forward & came into action about 2 pm. Fritz strafed us all the afternoon with 4.2 & 5.9 in. instantaneous H.E. & we had a very rough spin, but were lucky to only have Graham (seriously) & Caldwell (slightly) wounded. We retired again at night to our last position. Fritz counter attacked in the afternoon but the 9th Bde belted him to bits. The tommies as usual cleared out as soon as they saw him coming. It was a disgraceful show & we ought to have turned our own artillery on to them & got some.
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