August 14, 1918
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Spent a fairly good night and was up at 7 a.m. getting the two cars away for dressings. Sent C. Section dispenser for the stuff, a long trip of about 30 miles. The depot will probably move forward now. Spent most of the day resting and sending up gear to the A.D.S. which we had opened at Possieres. Went up myself late in the afternoon and was busy unpacking dressings, etc. and arranging the dispensary.
There was plenty of evidences of the Germans’ late presence such as newspapers, maps, etc. and notices in German were posted up everywhere. We are situated in a corner house containing fair cellars, but I doubt their capacity of withstanding a direct hit, whilst a hundred yards away we have another place to do walking wounded. Big guns are near by and he shelled the place heavily before dark, doing so again with heavy stuff about 9 o’clock.
As I write this I hear his planes overhead and several bombs have already been dropped near by, ‘tis certainly an unhealthy spot and the sooner this stunt is over the better. My preparations for it are complete having now ample dressings, etc. for all purposes.