Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1918 (Vol. 3) - Part 9

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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105 84 anied 81/411 2 The more was setdown fo I -plan so at 9 preciset, we moved out from tate. Ipt not siech a difficult watter as one would inaguild all the hoops marched with they tet on their backs and two motrores arrived to remove office ferentue and records. The road we kok led tere Fomart and Bearran Court and at the former place we wer able to see a Labor Corps Consictny of Indo Churrise and nowsed in tometles motor torries parked hereby shows the herge undertaking we are engagd in. he fed a the war and Arrived here at 30 Pearching iup a large orchard and puding bent all healy to be erected. would brek that to billets as ito very which chrents coalise a boly on and will have amew omewhe in the billage Meanwhale we bund oveerselves Gethns used to the New
AUSTRAIMN Of aeofing meta thys0 Ihnowne Crlier dansarabuddins law sident and he hold me that in apeodant be would be woved on B ome Briade H.Rs fr which In truly thankful. 22/4/18 The dar has almost dis- appeared and still no rign of moving tho Iwasable to find out during the dan where our Brigate are and its about 14 wles Those we can raise A Convenance of Soue sort. It's been afreat day and most of it we spent walking about in the sun and kenaong letters. Onr Camps avert cosyone the knd being erected around the orchard and under cover of the boundan hedge in the vent of a hopple aecplane Sation. We mess in a very comfortable farm house Marh
him in. 81 181 aplad phillvit mans fon AJ it ourd foo Awo whor lroong not AAAAARN wot 23/4/8. In writing tat ao the 87 ie of a vorn tulling holshowr n beld was neventful gt at b hwo trable alrples Whuddan possibly mating ohersatos & some bart. We went for a horkes manch in the afferrioon Out bast Claswalt clearing Station Commonly becown as a C.C.S. I was alood dan for a walk quite sheet be if the san. We all were vern Tussicies about the tudecorla and sure mnough just at 9 30 the noise of their peculiar lature could be heand in the distnce lbrrine towsado us. Onncesingment was blauch visible in the moon sh but he was evedenty after sea game and he flew onwads Tuldend in the directon of our est fusting place Benanps when there is akight bombin kerdrowe the sty was wheminsbed to h flaskes followeehfo rlleent
WUSTRALANN 88 5 san lev oa woat nuw bt. ahener teskening povr then followd 82 of brubs slong the out kirts of the village the last a hepone aggaiently out about wos svar. ts vert threlling while last ald shilll expected one or more to fill the close proxemity wus but afparent tere were home to spared. 24/4/8 A m youthful days thro would have been a rem toleme holedan bud tho we had libble to do it was ht one of merry making exactly We did expect tobe padding the hoof on onr wary to Sensional Hele but the order was lincelled late last night the larly morning howsner povided us with interest of an entered nowed kind to me least. I was awatered a he seconds after y D. bn a Foaknne roar Buerchakd a deaprin ciash every je hwers. Elistened sell bound 10017
EE H divnd nt buttbnoss oot blsotho btt, oot what I cocluded te m 83 p of an Allep gu piece of taun on the wdeak <up ave gen / bnd its believee to ase pependiting telling teek several days ang we heardthet one was imve in acular tr ga this was bd wan of announsing if we never heard such admbefore aad as if is weare wwules ewe. I lasted fally has hours. 4oclock mist have been fer te and the tonder crashes eodps ns ugo Banke. Later in the day notor ambalause commenced to arrive at the Cis and from the wounded we learnt the tue fasts. Happenrs both sikes were pournes out shells and our onen 5th Rivision had suffered rater severel cosically me wayon tines. An attick was launshed
N5 halt buelkn any nt ht wt I Aathor MS to woar of spd it wielt is aast agtod nod of Two altos hal is to chart i nt not S ho Dor Met. 10 it perrious oNo est mt reased or wtt N Aw Mr dnew wo ackead N 25 happly was depulsed and judgely on the yoar te yuus further attacks must have been made during the day. We received orders might ito the ready by g Ho to move on to our Corps Pase at Villers hossye some I writes on and went to ted in search of a rest in Autiecation of the march. 25pp8. We are at Villers Bocap and judging by the haffi and presence of Faft men we cout be very far from the time We left at 10 this morning with a draft of 175 all 5th Division depails and it was a great day for a march tho with a pack up ahife wam. We arrived at Perrasons a taker large Auke at 12.20 and had thuch on Bully Beet and brscuts in the Ceuke of a large held. Wher a mile from Hiselles our next dap
WUSTRAIANN 68 I at Snt. o teer are chan w mnthe Shoat S hys wen act o 10 wil we pseted o number ofetalancgs and were curied on here if was very much more accestable then walking. The hafpi thro here is cubrious even toncew. abe schicledaes this in one long procession on them was to the line or away from it Its rather an important Cenke too for the Australian Dersone bei the nearest paint to the Sector they are holdent. I is said to be much prequented by plaves-sucun of course bet to her were heen inmince 26/4/18 he were up at 7.30 reade. for breakfast and our tntnued baing at 9 We had about writes togo treach our frot Hs and knew there would be some houble about billek and seshaps we might have had b go light outo a Battern. It was very pleasunt weeking tho br 0077
SIRNINT 2 ents my ethpo roat 3 ontof my Kunst Haveahots po eistr ut ast at hers heirabig I aares lagt idborost tathers and howt ance ars as on ot Sisengopo StA 3 Meane hincet sit rast iuchast Lrads tbrodo he wto 445 ntahekart wavotat ad o att inaremy 22 Caenchs ithat wrorat wver name isfd heavno sot varet at henal suaetae well waharbant int hs woker onfodus otE D frt hgpt wtat ato.D.H at it wo hus Morarawhers into in heave kuine ot exed dutdos wths en en sho ak n S hehe ft wt fa you of the guns weknew St hadets torely for to G0. be wend thro the villakes of Ralsle and Geidoneke and luchednt Allonville just across the main Amiens Road Here are the 19 of Major General Maclegan as was evidenced by the ho of Rep Tits about. It was here that we learndt the hue lacts about the downfull of the Natorious Richchaper. Maypesrs that 2 gunners in the 3 Bt Froagh him down with a biachine from Neverte less An Bnglih Aimon claimed the Lonor. We arrived as our distination Viller las tas At 3.30 and after interveewing a rather langued staff man were sent on to the H.R. of the R.A.C. housed in rather a pretensions vlla on the subsherts. There we tearest our unurediate fate we were to be atticked to the 5th Hac. for the hime being. After getting salely housed
405 Martw hare wat sto us i 18 p as de t thgest blu warhe ra an t eoo S sent to sale hus thrdes way wer 5 a sinetta s lavig ers wh e it in i t itt iro hayt es any o hert wrthet he rne I forot no sha ret w h her er haw books out Not heart o oot i hekshow hus Met it wero is bethate of way aboot punvahe Mwtt Ms No an sharto ownoss bro hossf allest rnenett unckalas dro tus dp 15 Snomnakis A r o sanet ant fo wer in an old hous will when I nsts as the living martin if second Dection hilder Capt. &dev we walked out to see the yers i Action did also a huge Cmmt deins hearly from which all the Batteries in the vecut draw their rupplies. We are several vules behind the line but our bo s and 6th Yeurs are just on the hill near bor and the ear spletting Norse they made on hrst acquaintance almost nade me scared bytorie soon Zets used toit. We stood on the hill and watched yun after rn scattered all over the interveiing woods pour fort its deadly accosage and over on oer right jst berond yaours We could hear the eneain shells burshing in reply and only a few hundred yards away light in the ceute of the villap we saw auple evidence of his deasly workd
AUS to wo i E he d wehew ewa Mew hre afo diw wehtht o at 374 of is o knev t BUN anot a hip w he pairt-Luthirder ps Au not 426 oteds onht horr hos Wtand wrot ena whadart la not 35 in the shase of Ganey holes C.B in the feound raid thro' the rook of houses. Our renes have not feln immence tho only 3 shells have landed near them so fer. It a turious experience my first wight within range of the feurs tho' Im hete used foit now. Our dut will be to take ammition of to the Brigade Wapntiies whenever it required night or day and expect well come under shill fre fairly aften. 27/4/18. This is Saturday and we arend in a poical rest amp but in it in deadd earnest most oo the night there was more or less intermittent fring and in site ofvy attengt to be quk appase found I couldit steep howell I was alrotted to a schonr this morning but mssed ahp apto tho Datterres with ammuitt that will probably come tomorrow

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