Diary of W.E. Owen June 1916

June 2nd Friday

Taking 26 waggons loads of Amo for the 4.5 Inch guns got back 4.30 am

June 3rd Saturday

Not out but the farm went on fire had to be up most of the night putting the fire

out saved the house and all the cattle all the out buildings badly burned

June 4th Sunday

Taking plank for dug outs left 4pm arrived back 3.30 am lost one waggon

June 12th Monday

Took the 2nd S.Stafford up to the trenches raining all the time

June 18th Sunday

Shifted to St Elay to work the light railway up to the trenches places called

B.Ham& Lpool & such like up this night

June 19th Monday

Not out went to bed quite early to make up lost time

June 20th Tuesday

Took supplies up the trenches for 1st Batt in L.pool got back at 2am stayed in

bed untill 8am

June 22nd Thursday

Took bombs up to Leeds & Bham for the Indian Div & the Irish Div had a hot

time Germans had Machine Guns on us for a long time

June 24th Saturday

Heavy bombardments here all day on our right towards Arries & Albert

June 29th Thursday

Went up to the 38 Div Guns heavy foiring from all the Batterys on Vemy Ridge

 

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