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he came down and glided along the ground at a great pace almost immediately after landing he turned a complete somersault and appeared to break in halves there was no body near them at the time, but after a short while both pilot & observer came from under the wreckage & to all appearances unhurt, a wonderful escape, we arrived back in camp at 5 O'C. remainder of day quite.
16/3/17 Left camp this morning for Dernancourt via Beault came along with three Prs got to our billet about 11 O'C it is not much of a village, a C guard some called out last night by Prs Lorry to take away 3 of the prs that we were down to D.Q with this is an unusual thing we expect to stop in there billets about 6 or 8 days, then up to the line again done a PT to-night -
17-3-17 Its a lovely morning this morning went out to P.G ground this morning but left after about 10'M there then we went to Fricourt via Albert to bring back 4 Prs from there we got back about 3 O'C after a good sharp walk we hear to-day that Bapaume has fallen and also that there is a revollation in Russia, this I think will cause some trouble. I noticed to-day that the civil population is beginning to return to Albert, it is much better getting thro there now than when we went there for the first time in July last done the usual Pt to-night. they were very noisy but nothing doing remainder of night quite
(18-3-17 Sunday) It was fine first thing this morning but it came over very cloudy of a sudden about 10 O'C sent to blighty last night for the [indecipherable]. Find out that the trouble in Russia is all for the good of the entente, also heard that we are likely to move off of this front that is to say we will not go in this time, time will tell the news of Bapaume is correct, it is occupied now