John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 39

• March 26, 2017 04:50:35 Cheryl Ellsworth

  May 26th Saturday

  
  

  Battery all day

  100 rounds on Hostile Battery

  8         "          "        "            "

  
  

  May 27- Sunday

  Gas Alarm. 4 am Gas shells

  Battery all day

  400 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20          "          "        "            "

  14          "          "        "            "

  Germans shelling district heavily

  
  

  May 28. Monday

  
  

  Battery all day

  200 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20          "          "        "            "

  Shrapnel & H.C. over our position

  awakened 2-30 am gas alarm. Position

  just beyond tent, heavily shelled. Several

  falling close to tent. Moved beds. Elman

  and myself into dug-out. Tent being

  too warm. Unpleasant task at 3 oclock

  in the morning

  15561

• February 23, 2017 06:28:56 Erin Selvey

  May 26th Saturday

  
  

  Battery all day

  100 rounds on Hostile Battery

  8         "          "        "            "

  
  

  May 27- Sunday

  Gas Alarm. 4 am Gas shells

  Battery all day

  400 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20          "          "        "            "

  14          "          "        "            "

  Germans shelling distant heavily

  
  

  May 28. Monday

  
  

  Battery all day

  200 rounds on Hostile Battery

  20          "          "        "            "

  Shrapnel H.C. over our position

  awakened 2-30 am gas alarm. Position

  just beyond tent. trench shelled. Several

  falling close to tent. Moved beds. Elman

  and myself into dug-out. Tent being

  too warm. Unpleasant task at 3 oclock

  in the morning

  15561

  
  

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