Item 06: T. Darchy war narrative, 16 June 1917-20 August 1918 - Page 96
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change taking stuff – sand cement etc – up to the job. We put 2 or 3 trucks on behind a Ford motor fitted with railway wheels & take it up fairly close to the job & the shift going out to work push them the rest of the way. It is hard work especially the last few hundred yds where it is a branch line & very badly laid
Sunday 16th
Another day shift getting material
Sunday 17th
All hands went out in evening & finished the main part of the job by 10 PM. Had to stop work twice on account of Gas shells. As things were a bit lively were sent home in pairs. My mate & I were about ½ way back when he started putting over a lot of mixed stuff. We were just nicely in front of it only ducked once But things livened up at the camp after we got there mostely gas some H E one 6 in burst about 6 yds from our door. Had just made some cocoa & started feeding