John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 45

• March 26, 2017 16:14:22 Cheryl Ellsworth

  June 8/9  A-B

  840-640

  
  

  Finished 4 pm firing. Left section pulled

  out in heavy dunder storm. Motor

  lorries to take guns across field. Made

  very little progress, guns in ditches &

  motors  alec . Guns left on field and

  waited till 5 am for caterpillars.

  Reached new position, old 3rd line trench

  6 am. 9th inst Working right through 

  on bringing stores from position 

  Bed: 3 pm till 5 pm. Fired 2 rounds

  Had look at captured ground, and

  Brickstacks, which only turned out as

  it appeared from Kemmel C.P. No

  signs of German trenches, ground one

  mass of shell holes. Mine crater 80

  feet deep, Ghastly sights, dead German

  parts here and there, bodies black and

  twisted all shapes, hundreds must

  have been burned alive. "Colour rotten

  Dug-out electric lights and Dynamo

  Secured. Tin Hat and Field Glasses

  also rifle. Mess in support trenches

  slept in small dug-out. Coulman

  Elman and I Biscuits for the

  first time. 

• February 24, 2017 04:19:24 Erin Selvey

  June 8/9  A-B

               840-640

  
  

  Finished 4 pm firing. Left section pulled

  out in Leary.  Thunder storm Major

  lorries to take guns across field. Made

  very little progress. Guns in ditches

  motors oiled. Guns left on field and

  waited till 6 am for caterpillars.

  Reacted new position, old 3rd line trench

  6 am. 9 inst Working right through 

  on bringing stores from position 

  Bed: 3 pm till 5 pm. fired 2 rounds

  Had look at captured ground, and

  Brickstacks, which only turned out as it

  appeared from Kemmel C.P no

  signs of German trenches. ground on

  mass of shell holes. Mine crater 80

  feet deep, Ghastly sights, dead German

  parts here and there, bodies black and

  twisted all shapes, hundreds must

  have been burned alive. Colour rotten

  Dug-out electric lights and Dynamo

  secured. Tin Hat and Field Glasses

  also rifle. Mess in support trenches

  slept in small dug-out. Coulman

  Elman and I Biscuits for the

  first time. 

  
  

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• February 23, 2017 22:16:55 Rachel Davis

  June 8/9 

  A-B

  840-640

  
  

  Finished 4 pm firing. Left section pulled out in Leary.  Thunder storm ... lorries to take guns across field. ... very little progress. Guns in ditches and ... . Guns left on field and waited till 6 am for caterpillars. Reacted new position, old 3rd line   6 am. 9 inst ... right through on bringing stores from position 

  Bed: 3 pm till 5 pm. fired 2 rounds , had look at captured ground, and Brickstacks, which only turned out as it appeared from ... C.D. no signs of German trenches. ground on mass of shell holes. ... crater 80 feet deep, Ghastly sights, dead German parts here and there, bodies black and twisted all shapes, hundreds must have been burned alive. Colour rotten, Dug-out electric lights and Dynamo secured ... .... and Field Glasses also rifle. ... in support trenches slept in small dug-out. Coulman Elman and I Biscuits for the first time. 

  
  

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• February 23, 2017 22:03:46 Erin Gordon

  June 8/9 A-B

  840-640

  Finished 4pm firing. Left section pulled

  out in heavy thunder storm. ...

  lorries to take guns. across field. Made

  very little progress. guns in ditches

  motors alcc.Guns left in field and

  waited till 5am for catterpillars.

  reached new position, old 3rd line trench

  6am q'inst Working right through

  on bringing stones for postion

  Bed. 3pm till 5pm. Fired 2 rounds

  Had look at captured ground and

  Brickstacks, which only turned out as

  it appeared from Memmel C. P. No.

  signs of German trenches, ground one

  mass of shell holes. Mene craters 80 

  feet deep. Ghastly sights, dead German

  parts here and there. bodies black and

  twisted all shapes. hundreds must

  have been buried alive Odour rotten

  dug-out electric lights and Dynamo

  Secured. Tin Hat and Field Glasses

  also rifle. Mess in support trenches

  slept in small dug-out. Mculman

  Elman and G. Biscuits for the 

  first time

  
  

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• February 23, 2017 21:58:14 Rachel Davis

  June 8/9 

  A-B

  840-640

  
  

  Finished 4 pm firing. Left section pulled out in 

  
  

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