Item 04: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 1 August 1917-31 May 1918 - Page 134
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like rain 23rd & no peace, so the Bible readers who said 22nd finished war are out of it. deferred Pay £44-1-6 Owe £4-9-11.
Sunday 24/2/18
Cold raw morning, cloudy, Mr Gow owes me one Paper. All salvage stuff away to day. (18 Tins of fat to date) not much artillery fighting last night deferred Pay. £44-3-0 Owe £4-7-11 4 more tins of Fat. Total 22.Cpl Cooper got Range Finder
Cpl. Henry got do do
Monday 25/2/18
Raining & cold wind been doing so all night, fritz waking up, sending shells over pretty frequent deferred Pay £44-4-6 Owe £4-5-11. Capt Gow Paid 5 francs for Papers had 2 now to date. 6d owe him 14 papers. Turned fine again sun shining. Beautiful night full moon expect Jerry will be over.
Tuesday. 26/2/18
Jerry was over early this morning but nothing doing here. frost this morning wrote to Syd two days ago wrote to Nell & Boys Post Cards to day. deferred Pay £44-6-0. Owe £4-3-11. Sgt. Durnville took Range finder 24th also Capt King.
Wednesday 27/2/18
cloudy & mild no frost gale Blown out, Big Bombardment 3 a.m. & 5.a.m. up to the present only 2 wounded in our Bat. Wrote to Mrs Parsons deferred Pay. £44-7-6. Owe £4-1-11. going for Bath to day. Amos off to Blighty tomorrow Curtin took Byke away.