March 23, 1917
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After fixing up things for the day at the Tunnel went down to our old post at Bernafay to see about getting drug for Bapaume. Fixed that up so filled in the afternoon by going for a ride round Contalmaison way to see how things were going. All guns had been removed except two 12” naval, they waiting for the railway to be fixed up. Came on to one road where they were taking up the metal, etc. for use on roads of more importance further up.
Arrived back by dark and was about to turn in when a special messenger came from Bapaume for dressings urgent. This meant I had to turn out 6 men and myself, load them with two sandbags full each man and setoff about 10 o’clock in the dark along the duckboards. As Fritz was well away I took two lamps so that no time would be wasted. Luckily a limber met us a little way out of Bapaume so that we got back by 1 am.