Diary of John Henry Fisher, item 25

• December 19, 2017 22:00:11 Thomas A. Lingner

  saw Arras, nothing but smashed
  

  buildings, could make nothing
  

  out.
  

  Monday Aug 27 Cutting grass
  

  out of dyke on verge of the
  

  road, for want of something
  

  better to do.
  

  Tuesday Aug 28 Trimming
  

  traverses, cutting off bits of
  

  grass growing from the sides
  

  Wed Aug 29 Bath parade
  

  Thursday Aug 30 Big issue, 30
  

  waggons from Ablain to unload
  

  Friday Aug 31, 26 Railway waggons
  

  to unload from Ablain, out
  

  working after tea until 8pm
  

  Monday Sep 3 Morning & night
  

  Tuedsay Sep 4 Fritz flying over
  

  Wed Sep 5        & dropping bombs
  

  on Villers du Bois.
  

  Friday Sep 7 Struck camp 8 am
  

  left Camblain 9-45 am and marched
  

  
  

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