John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 14

• March 24, 2017 21:08:08 Cheryl Ellsworth

  March 10. Saturday

  9 rounds on Distillery.

  Moat Farm. laying wires. from 5pm till 3am.

  gas-shells had to wear gas respirator 30 mins.

  Front line trench being held by one battalion

  whereas 3 should be there. 1 man every 25 yds.

  one man every 40 yards in second line.

  Mid-night only saw sentry. snipers. machine-gun

  men. for nearly a mile

  
  

  March 11. Sunday.

  Battery C. Observation balloon attacked

  by and brought down in flames, by 4 Hun
  

  areoplanes, men escaped uninjured.

  200 rounds on Trenches

  8           -        -   Hostile Battery

  
  

  March 12. Monday.

  200 rounds on Front - Support Trenches

  12         '         '   Working party

  Enemy replied with 25 gas-shells

  orderly officer for today

  
  

  5023.

• February 20, 2017 16:05:42 Abigail Miller

  March 10. Saturday

  9 rounds on Distillery.

  Moat Farm. laying wines. from 5pm till 3am.

  gas-shells had to wear gas respirator 30 mins.

  Front line trench being held by one battalion

  whereas & should be there. 1 man every 25 yds.

  one man every 40 yeards in second line.

  Mid-night only saw sentry. snipers. machine-

  gun men. for nearly a mile

  
  

  March 11. Sunday.

  Battery C. Observation balloon attacked

  by and brought down in flames, by 4 Hun
  

  areoplanes, men escaped uninjured.

  200 rounds on Trenches

  8           -        -   Hostile Battery

  
  

  March 12. Monday.

  200 rounds on Front - Support Trenches

  12         '         '   Working party

  Enemy replied with 25 gas-shells

  orderly officer for today

  
  

  5023.

  
  

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• February 20, 2017 16:05:16 Abigail Miller

  March 10. Saturday

  9 rounds on Distillery.

  Moat Farm. laying wines. from 5pm till 3am.

  gas-shells had to wear gas respirator 30 mins.

  Front line trench being held by one battalion

  whereas & should be there. 1 man every 25 yds.

  one man every 40 yeards in second line.

  Mid-night only saw sentry. snipers. machine-

  gun men. for nearly a mile

  
  

  March 11. Sunday.

  Battry C. Observation balloon attacked

  by  and brought down in flames, by 4 Hun
  

  areoplanes, men escaped uninjured.

  200 rounds on Trenches

  8           -        -   Hostile Battery

  
  

  March 12. Monday.

  200 rounds on Front - Support Trenches

  12         '         '   Working party

  Enemy replied with 25 gas-shells

  orderly officer for today

  
  

  5023.

  
  

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