October 22, 1916
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Had breakfast about 8 a.m and marched out at 11 a.m. After reaching a further spot about 2 miles on, which took about 2 hours marching owing to the traffic, we pitched camp on the hillside to await further orders, our bearers had already preceded us and were a couple of miles further. The weather was bitterly cold, and we were exposed to the full effects of it.
‘Tis a wonderful eye opener and object lesson to come here and see the advance really made. Houses, trees and all leveled to the ground which is torn up every few feet by shells. Grenades, shells, and shell cases litter the ground everywhere. Observation balloons are plentiful, no less than 13 to be seen here, and aeroplanes are up in their hundreds. At night slept under a tarpaulin shelter but the ground being wet did not help to make it warmer. The heavy bombardment at night and a few enemy shells went over our heads and landed near by. O.S. for the day