Item 07: John D. Wilson diary, 19 September-28 December 1917 - Page 81
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- fleets of them – were flying overhead either going or returning from the enemy's lines.
Saturdays "Express" reports 4446 prisoners, and 1000 corpses were found opposite the Australian sector. Their were futile sacrifice of enemy troops in great efforts to drive us back. The Hun is fighting hard. The slopes of Passchendaele Ridge are covered with his dead & still he fights, but his troops surrender on every opportunity. It is described as the Greatest English victory.
The Clocks were put back 1 hour this morning. Winter time. This evening has been very wet and stormy. And this is a wild rought night. I go on picquet in the morning at 3. a.m. until 6. a.m.
Monday Oct 8. 1917. (1162).
It is very windy and stormy to day but no rain is falling and the wind is drying up the mud. It was bright moonlight while I was on picquet this morning, & the mules were very quiet.
All last night and to day there is a continuous and heavy bombardment North of us by the French, getting ready for another big push between the river Lye and the sea.
We were paid to day. I drew 20 Francs 14/8.
Sunday night the horses & mules were