Item 05: Archie Barwick diary, 3 September-3 October 1916 - Page 106
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[Page 106]
hurt talk about luck.
The reason for all this activity is pretty plain, there is going to be a raid by the 7th Batt. tomorrow night things are promising for a lively night.
Just at tea time the Captain came rushing in & ordered us all to get out of the line as soon as possible for there was going to be a very heavy bombardment at 5'oclock, so out we all trooped to the 2nd line & waited for it, she came alright & our guns & mortars crashed & roared & raged for full 30 minutes but the enemy contrary to expectations never replied so after the storm was past back we went.
The weather is holding fine & the days are quite nice, I can hear the guns on the Somme real plain to-day
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