John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 26
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April 21st. Saturday
Battery all day.
Just about sunset, German plane attacked
British balloon. Circling three times
around it continually firing but failed
to bring it down. observer decended from
balloon by parachute
10 rounds to register trench junction
100 " on trench
30 " " anti-aircraft battery
20 " " hostile battery
April 22. Sunday
Battery all day.
33 rounds on dug-out Wyschaete
April 23rd. Monday
204 rounds on hostile battery (aeroplane)
highly sucessful G.C.C.H.A visited
battery and congratulated C.G. on
good shooting
Battery all day
33 rounds on hostile battery
11233.
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April 21st. Saturday
Battery all day.
Just about sunset, German plane attacked
British balloon. Circling three times
around it continually firing but failed
to bring it down. observer decended from
balloon by parachute
10 rounds to register trench junction
100 " on trench
30 " " anti-aircraft battery
20 " " hostile battery
April 22. Sunday
Battery all day.
33 rounds on dug-out Wyschacte
April 23rd. Monday
204 rounds on hostile battery (aeroplane)
highly sucessful G.C.C.H.A visited
battery and congratulated C.G. on
good shooting
Battery all day
33 rounds on hostile battery
11233.
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April 21st. Saturday
Battery all day.
Just about sunset, German plane attacked
British balloon. Circling three times
around it continually firing but failed
to bring it down. observer decended from
balloon by parachute
10 rounds to register trench junctions
100 " on trench
30 " " anti aircraft battery
20 " " hostile battery
April 22. Sunday
Battery all day.
30 rounds on dug-out Wyschacte
April 23rd. Monday
204 rouns on hostile battery (aeroplane)
highly succesful G.C.C.H.A visited
battery and congratulated C.G. on
good shooting
Battery all day
33 rounds on hostile battery
11233.
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April 21st. Saturday
Battery all day.
Just about sunset, German plane attacked
British balloon. Circling three times
around it continually firing but failed
to bring it down. observer decended from
balloon by parachute
10 rounds to register trench junctions
100 " on trench
30 " " anti aircraft battery
20 " " hostile battery
April 22. Sunday
Battery all day.
30 rounds on dug-out Wyschacte
April 23rd. Monday
204 rouns on hostile battery (aeroplane)
highly succesful G.C.C.H.A visited
battery and congratulated C.G. on
good shooting
Battery all day
33round on hostile battery
11233.
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April 21st. Saturday
Battery all day.
Just about sunset, German plane attacked
British balloon. Circling three times
around it continually firing but failed
to bring it down. observer decended from
balloon by parachute
10 rounds to register trench junctions
100 " on trench
30 " " anti aircraft battery
20 " " hostile battery
April 22. Sunday
Battery all day.
30 rounds on dug-out Wy
April 23rd. Monday
204 rouns on hostile battery (aeroplane)
highly succesful G. C. ? H. A visited
battery and congratulated C.G. on
good shooting
Battery all day
33round on hostile battery
11233.
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Wytschaete
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