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foot the other day while batheing supposed to be done by some of them trying to shoot first.
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Wednesday 21st
Did some practice with rifle grenades this morning. Went on Guard in evening. But the Battn moved towards the line so had to march a bit over 8 Killos & camped in a big valley near Merecourt still close to the Somme. Did a 3 hours stretch utill 4 as Gass guard.
It is a very noisy place lot of guns about & the echoes are wonderfull. The march last evening (got here about 9) was hot & dusty we walked more quickly than usual & had f only 2 spells of about 3 or 4 minutes each Had some home letters of May. The moon was so bright. I read by it for a time No Planes troubled us
Thursday 22nd
Still on guard. It is to be a 4 day