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[top left] July
[top right] 7th Month 1916

Gas alarm last night next door but I didnt [sic]
hear it. I might have been gassed a dozen times
for I was too sleepy
[centred] 10 Monday
Woke up after a good sleep in straw in Hay
shed. More faggs [sic] & milk. Helping to make
milk. Nice people in the home. We move
back a few miles to take the place of 4th 7 Amb.
tonight. 4 new 60 pounders arrived in paddock
near us last night & the noise they made
was terrific. Germans located one battery
well & landed a shell quite close. Not
moving tonight - postponed till [sic] the
morning. Bombardment opens again
Stan Wilson meets his brother Ft Rompu
[centre] 11 Tuesday
Marched out about 9 am in small groups
& are now situated in Brewery. Winders
on chimney. Artillery HQ behind. Armentiers
battered about. Church Spire blown
away. We had previously used it for
observation. B. & C. Sections in action &
wounded arriving. Slept on concrete
floor in loft. Heavy guns kept me
awake for hours - Shells whistling overhead
[centred] 12 Wednesday

Nothing to do all day. Writing -
More of B & C. Sections sent to trenches
Wounded coming in, some in fearful
state. Tommy Artillery men telling us
about the easy time their men had here
before Aust Arrived. They had arrangement
with Germans. Surprising the number
of guns we have including 18" in parts
On Piquet at night. Star shells like
firewor last night.