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Wednesday 18 Sept.

First night of duty in this station last night. Kept going off & on till 3 oclock, when it became known that zero for the stunt would be 5-15.

At about 5 oclock I went into the village to wake up Staff Sergeant [space]ney of the 2nd Field & warn him that breakfast would be at 6 oclock. On the my way back I heard the barrage start, and although the wind & rain deadened the sound somewhat; it was quite evident that it was a terrific bombardment. The whole sky was alight for minutes at a time, although there was no sign of the dawn breaking.

The arrangements for dealing with the wounded were that walking cases were to go to Marquaix, the [place] we had previously been shelled out of, &

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