Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1918 (Vol. 4) - Part 2

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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1015/18. Altorether I dedn do ver much tidat I crawled but of improvised bed of 12 and after much just wandered about the Battern doing woting in pactcular I had theaps of letters to write Manepdt get a fewdone his afternoon but not as many as I should heve wished. We usuall sit up and talk shop after dinner everwitht and brikt was no exception to the rulel Nothin very much happened during the day a few shells were knowna! Hh not prpomes the the Canking. lated attack didn't we hake 11/5/8 I was us at 4 again It for my tame of the was rathr mist so Taupcipak Observation would be difficult but I wasprepased thare a spotatl. The white woring I could see lifle o t
1057 owing to the most. In the afperion I had somefive from scalt a hin Ihad seen krcht morewent buing the afternoon sodecided to repake on the particular Bpot and lay dir wait. I had several shot and it was highly avensi to see the huns dash for cover whenever a round whistled by. It was apod apportunt to to write letters and I wifde the most of it. There was totle avraft Activil so sseew ns planes lovring down in pleases. Aplane hadlcome down in Yomans land probable the night before and was plael visibe from the ot and much drmased 3215/18 I was orderly officer todan out Edidn't commence my lus druhl after t because it was to before had breett land deadl lagiess in ved. It was a wittday so I kept well lutorrs
1057 Swondered seeing that I wisong lluty whether we would have an athit in the morning anywas I got thro. shorp well ontie and was just thinking of yoing to bed when planes commenced to come, over and drop touts all around our Batkrry they had us somer departed home when the Huns Compensed to pou 59 and fas shells into the Falle on our right I expected the Valler would be braversed and it would be our humnext the as begant float pay us but it was oul slight sowe were ableto disfresand it. However after shelling the toumto in the vronity of Corbil for about au hour the attack were off and soon levsed altogether 12/5/18 I went to bed at 5.30 intending to steepmht after rdday but Our experience in the larly morun unsettled ue and couldet
S. A.H utt However it consuenced to rain otherwise Id have fove for a rie to the H.AC. so ttpenf the affernoon writing letters and reading a Rench novell. We had abrait from his staff men and gave them afternoon hea they were amesing ette than interestnt 14/5/18. I thad quik an exciting dan rodan and I was very Glad b3St home with an impunsted shin. First of all I was rudely awakened by the Major shaking me bislenk by the shoulder and telling we to e Under lover at once as i shell had just feller 50 yards in front offunding out. bach due out has What is called a fund kit anarrow trench about 6 feet dep splended protectioon afinst shells. was very sleepy but the whizz of Another shell mad we putt realise what was wrong However all the rest either fell shortor over
1657 and affer a while stpped altoget I was atthe o bo 4 so and itwas aspleudeddon to observation. The Boche werebeing unremitting in their efforts to shell a wood just in lear and succeeded in Krowny a smell piece of shell infom dugont so skeat the hophy as being the first stell t his new. Little did I imagine that I was to much have a bern uarrowenccage befre reaching hure. We were youn acrossa feld when a shell screamed Dverhead and fell pube 100 yards to the right then a second she closer so we hurried on Iajure my constiration when I kist seemed to come shaught for us we ducked for an wes and the shell and a5.9 a that feel one 50 yaads behind. That was not Good sowe hashed into a tbllow on the hillside and waited for the next to passt no more came but if was alerrow
NUSINT WORI 5 escape and I was had to reacd 4 house and Companiative sapon 1/5/18. I had svern dispessing we todary it was rather on the Warm sde and Very humid and I hed a Goad deal to do as Adent officer. All the officers were awar and that accounted for it besides there here mnsual circumstances wehad a food deal of Gas about most of it thrown btt ackI Battern over on our left the Thes Getmorethan then dree of shelk too evidently they have been spotted and are Getting it. 1:16p/8. Another day asth od and of course that meant Getting up at 330. It was hatter a euprise for me to learn late last night aben I saw a wights duty in front afore as orderd officer thek was tolek to OP. t repelste the Your f to. Oe four offces returning from duly of our toud
1057 your It was exhense ly Nisty as 15 observation was impossible abva wtl about yoon alarge recember of our planes were uo carrying out bombing raids in the Hen mes Shanply life was very difficult to defect and it was very juist both Frank. Dering the Apllenon switnessed some fiee shateyr on the part of our planes sof ther by cleves manseuringnonep bforce ather place down bhand our lives laything the Filstand obser and salving the plane infact. Its a relief alwaye then 9oclock Comes because a 17 rours shelch in a small drisbed without the chause of I sholl is no hurge joke. Evident our tookout haskien sherved bae two rike bollets flew t penloush close, I dissedet oof t side after I arrived hoa.
9 81/8 17/5718. Igetup this morning foll succeeding to gooon deets, as orderd officer again bit was appecably Iusprised to biied had plses was filling the bill admirable. Idecided ps a ride back to the R.H and from there on to the Peterman section to see bast. Many. Ihas geen hames fi so purchaud Ieonseed the idea of gor in for advine if a lagoon just It is one of a below the Bt series along the R.Auers and frety sibnated auise, it beeckes and papters now ill cutinbap It was supert and easily the first dis fie had for Gike to worths Afterwards we joured the lapen in a smallpant and it Glarisus St like to have spenk the whole dan there put loaping in the sun. I th refferesend I had bather a pleasenttidg p sone Hac and ter be go wilmale
1057 where the betermann boys are housed in the centhe of a ber It wood far away from te dire of battle. Iremained there for duner and came back frst as it was gesting dusk and to the time of Hem Plames flying woithward on bourbiy lecinstors. 15/578 was orderly officer todan and during my four ofdicty we had aviset from general Hobbs General Bessell Browne our Colonel and the usual returne. I didn have too man clotheson war did Ifeel disposed to p Any more on so stayed well under over and allowed the Majortodo the honors. hey all went away puik satisfied with the state of ffairs. It was hobe worthy too pr a visiption of another kind the most violent Munderdown Ive yet experienced in France blazed fith me all its tory and accompanied by heil land rain of the larger varietn. It lasted for fally an hour but twe
TRAIHIIN were well under lover so suffered lytle inconveinenge. If hav meet of slowing down te activity of te artiller and when our daily opation order came thro there were our two hight shoop to runoff. Rother a pleasing prospect for me because Isaw an apportunity to steep most ofte time. I was tather perherted lateron when a special order came along with instructions to sent down what is knoan as a Chinese bombardment is. a shain barrage while in attack could be made on one or other ofour planks. It was set down for 2 AM. of Course that meant I had t be present Precisele at 2 I witnessed the most intense fire soe yet seen. for all the Heavies for miles around fined in and shells of all siges were whisthing all around me the hup15 dvey past Wills f the heands foirly illeings fred. This laster every time o

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