John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 40

• March 26, 2017 15:58:47 Cheryl Ellsworth

  May 29 Tuesday

  Sgts Stace + Cross wounded, latter to proceed to blighty

  for comission tomorrow. 10 yds outside canteen

  3 mules and driver blown to atoms.

  Battery all day

  20 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20     "          "       "            "

  All roads and tracks being swept H.E. 2 am, 4 am

                                                (covered me with earth in bed)

  plenty fell in woods close to tent. one 5 yds dug-out

  
  

  May 30 Wednesday

  
  

  Battery all day

  100 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20     "          "       "            "

  20     "          "       "            "

  30     "          "       "            "

  20     "          "       "            "

  250   "          "       "            "

  Shrapnel, H.E. 5.9. over and in

  position. Very warm. 9-45 am

  secured fuse.

  
  

  May 31st Thursday

  
  

  Battery all day. heavily shelled.

  British balloon, brought down in flames

  63 rounds on Hostile Battery

  250   "          "       "            "

  20      "          "       "            "

  16374

• February 23, 2017 06:37:25 Erin Selvey

  May 29 Tuesday

  Sgts Stace + Cross wounded, latter to proceed to blighty

  for comission tomorrow. 10 yds outside canteen

  3 mules and driver blown to atoms.

  Battery all day

  20 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20     "          "       "            "

  All roads and tracks being swept H.C. 2 am, 4 am

                                                (covered me with earth in bed)

  plenty fell in woods close to tent. one 5 yds dug-out

  May 30 Wednesday

  
  

  Battery all day

  100 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20     "          "       "            "

  20     "          "       "            "

  30     "          "       "            "

  20     "          "       "            "

  250   "          "       "            "

  Shrapnel, H.E. 5.9. over and in

  position. Very warm. 9-45 am

  secured fuse.

  
  

  May 31st Thursday

  
  

  Battery all day. heavily shelled

  British balloon, brought down in flames

  63 rounds on Hostile Battery

  250   "          "       "            "

  20      "          "       "            "

  16374

  
  

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