Thursday 23rd
August 1917
It has been raining
again today, though, in truth, much more of a drizzle than a downpour. It has
also been warm, so the stickiness of recent times has not abated. There has
only been action today at a place known as Gallipoli Farm, which was attacked,
without success, by 15th (Scottish) Division.
We have heard
from the adjutant of the 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who have not
long been out of the line after a grueling spell including a major attack on
10th August. At 6.30 this morning they all got on a fleet of buses and went off
to Dunkirk to spend the day at the seaside for a holiday. Such a simple delight
must be met with relish by men who have endured Hell.
Source: X550/8/1
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