Item 04: Herbert Henry Harris diary, 1 August 1917-31 May 1918 - Page 26
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[Page 26]
Monday 5/9/7
lovely day. Bat dinner last night all the Knuts [Digger slang for important people] there Tres wis-Bang. bad head to day. too many friendlies, never mind, we'll soon be in it again as the Genrs said & few will come out of it.
Rumour says Riga fallen good enough for the Russians there half German anyhow.
deferred pay £31.5.6
Thursday 6/9/17
two years to day since I went into camp wonder when it will finish. Great Bombardment all last night & still on, 11.30 a.m. Thunderstorm last night looks like more rain. deferred Pay. £31.7.0 moving in a day or so. Terrific Thunderstorm again this evening been muggy all day Bombardment still on no planes to night.
7/9/17
Friday, hazy, muggy weather more rain about.Bombardment stopped for a few hours couldn't see but started again 10. a.m. just as bad deferred pay. £31.8.6. Very hot wrote to Maude no more letters from Ausey or Viv either getting 4/6 per day now instead of 1/- started on the 31st so that to date have £1-16-0 to knock off a/c of £8-9-0
Saturday 8/9/17
heavy fog hear we are not going in till the 26thdeferred pay £31-10-0. Bombardment stopped last night too foggy to shoot. Doing ½ an hour's drill every day now. last concert tonight foggy again.
Sunday 9/9/17
a lovely day cleared up nicely last night Guns started again in different sector Kept at it all night church Parades this morning The last here I suppose deferred pay £31-11-6. 4 p.m. this is about the most perfect day I have seen in France