Diary of John Henry Fisher, item 44

• December 21, 2017 18:07:35 Thomas A. Lingner

  Wednesday April 17 to

  April 24 Trench digging & 

  putting barbed wire up.

  Thursday April 25 Big

  battle going on at Kemmel

  nearly got us with shrapnel

  narrow escapes. couldn't 

  do any work, had to retire

  went out in the afternoon

  until 9 pm working on 

  trenches at Ouderdom

  Friday April 26 Trench

  digging at Ouderdom

  Saturday April 27 Trench

  digging at Ouderdom, while

  working at Ouderdom each 

  man carried one days ration

  & opening my iron ration

  on one of these days, my 

  hand slipped & the lid of

  my ration cut my finger

  to the bone, our medical

  
  

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