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where we were in close formation, & it was marvellous that no one was hit. Had they dropped 5 minutes earlier, many of the boys must have been knocked, and one shell lobbed right on the spot where all the officers usually slept. Certainly a very narrow escape!
On leaving Albert we marched about 1 mile & camped in a paddock for the night. It was pretty cold, and sleep was almost out of the question on account of the shells falling around.
Next morning 7/8/16 we went to Sausage Valley some 2 ½ or 3 miles from the firing line & were put in reserves. Carved a little dug-out & had two narrow escapes from pieces of shell. The valley is continually under heavy fire & its wonderful that so few casualties occur. Our C Snr Charlie [indecipherable] and my Plat Sergt. (McDowell) got their coms. the day we arrived in "Sausage Gully.