Item 05: Archie Barwick diary, 3 September-3 October 1916 - Page 115
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[Page 115]
the enemie's trenches, some dull red, yellow, dark green & different sorts of colour as they flashed for an instant against the dark sky. there must have been a demonstration for heavy rifle & machine gun fire broke out & continued for best part of an hour & then gradually died down.
About half past nine they sent down for me & I had to bring 4 men with me for "prisoners guard" so up I went & they gave me some more from D. Coy. the raiding party looked very funny they all had their faces blackened, & no hats on, nearly all wore steel waistcoats strong enough to stop a bayonet & they carried short "waddies" to break their heads in with, they are a nasty looking thing, there is a handle
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