John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 31

• March 26, 2017 01:56:14 Cheryl Ellsworth

  daughters to look after the cottage. Mr

  Lockton's and my tent pierced 14 or 15 times

  by shrapnel from shell which burst 100 yds

  away. Pieces of shell found as far as

  200 yds from the position.

  Naval A.P 11 ins 5-9. 4-2. 8 ins

  were the shells being used.

  3 pm. three guns drawn out, great

  difficulty, owing to the tremendous shell holes

  and No 4 gun which returned from

  Ordinance, was drawn in new position.

  Belgian treachery suspected.

  
  

  May 2nd. Wednesday.

  Battery all day.

  Registered New Zero line on Southern

                      Brickstack.

  Cleaning up after being shelled out.

  
  

  May 3rd. Thursday

  Battery all day

  No firing

• February 23, 2017 05:47:10 Erin Selvey

  daughters to look after the cottage. Of

  Lackton's and my tent pierced 14 or 15 times

  by shrapnel from shell which burst 100 yds

  away. Pieces of shell found as far as

  200 yds from the position.

  Naval A.P 11 ins 5.9 4.2.8 ins

  were the shells being used

  3 pm. three guns drawn out great.

  difficulty owing to the tremendous shell holes

  and No 4 gun which returned from

  Ordinance was drawn in new position.

  Belgian treachery suspected.

  
  

  May 2nd. Wednesday.

  Battery all day.

  Registered crew zero line on Southern

  Brickstack.

  Cleaning up after being shelled out.

  
  

  May3rd. Thursday

  Battery all day

  no firing

  
  

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• February 22, 2017 06:28:20 Maethel Medina

  daughters to look after the cottage. Of

  Lackton's and my tent pierced 14 or 15 times

  by shrapnel from shell which burst 100 yds

  away. Pieces of shell found as far as

  200 yds from the position.

  cranal A.P. 11 ins 5.9.   4.2. sins

  were the shells being used

  3 pm. three guns drawn out great.

  difficulty owing to the tremendous shell holes

   and crosgun which returned from

  Ordinance was drawn in new position.

  Belgian treachery suspected.

  
  

  May2nd. Wednesday.

  Battery all day.

  Registered crew zer line on Southern

  Brickstack.

  Cleaning up after being shelled out.

  
  

  May3rd. Thursday

  Battery all day

  no firing

  
  

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