Item 04: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 1 August 1917-31 May 1918 - Page 130
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Friday 15/2/18
very cold night my feet cold for first time in bed, Black frost lot of gun fire during the night
Posted letters to Nell & Min & Post Cards to Jack Carol Tony & Nell No 7. deferred Pay £43-9-6 Owe £5-2-3. Pat & Bill gone on escort 2.p.m. very cold.
Saturday. 16/2/18
heavy frost last night, clear at last, had cold feet all night, couldn't sleep, cant make it out had 3 Blankets & Top coat but no good deferred Pay £43-11-0 Owe £5-0-3 brought a hun Plane down this afternoon 3 men ut none killed, Ausie machine chased them down great glee here amongst the Boys. very cold all day.
Sunday 17/2/18
Another frost last night but not so cold as Friday night Pat & Bill brought back Comfort & Mitchell Its a lovely morning sun getting quite Hot. Should be getting my leave shortly wish that money would arrive deferred Pay. £43-12-6 Owe £4-18-3. Paid 5 francs 3/8 Owe now £5-1-11 shot one of our own Planes down to day, firing at a Fritzer one of ours got in the way & had a wing shot off they dropped & had their bombs with them which went off when they hit Poor chaps.
Monday 18/2/18
heavy frost last night, Gothas over us for an hour last night no bombs here heavy Bombardment at times & especially this morning at 6, lovely morning Planes everywhere. Some of the Boys very drunk last night deferred Pay. £43-14-0 Owe £4-19-11. letters from Syd & Viv Went up Mt Kemmil this morning fine view guns by the hundred banging away.