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Friday 16 July
brought in dead Turk to bury, stinking fearfully, new trenches opened up tunnels everywhere, rope around Turk drag him in show knocked our trenches out of shape
Saturday 17
on ammunition work, severe bombardment from .75 gun,18lbs gunner killed two injured, Ginger wounded
Sunday 18th
Aeroplane looks for .75 pounding bom-bards turks, Turks bombard our lines 17 Howitzers arrive, respirators and smoke Helmets given out, gas signal in trench, gas machine there
Tuesday
getting our new line into shape very warm, 3 monitors fire into Turks lines, Aeroplane and ballon up, plenty of bombs buzzing about
Wednesday
big attack expected, shells and bombs flying all roads,
Thursday
Lecture on ammunition carrying, 3rd Brigade run down in a bad way worked to death, nerves going through so many shells bursting around them
Friday 23 July
men standing to allnight waiting for Turks, men worn out
Sat Sun Monday
Howitzers firing all night, rows about food not enough, Turks dont come