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Scotty Huntir grabs em + sends them back for 5 others + themselves to help in a big scrap to be pulled off early morning next day The other six have to clear from No 3. post + I am dresser at Heralds with Capt Chipman. I have now had no mail from B for 17 days. — No 1. now has no M.O. but fool Huntir leaves them to their good time. The barrage goes over at midnight. as the 44 were coming out of a dugout at 10 AM to go in + go over a shell lands in the dugout doorway next to us + kills 3 + wounds four, we fix up the wounded + they leave late for the line. Go into the observation post with Chippy + watch the barrage: a very poor one to my mind. the 44th are barely in the line when they have to jump over. Sunday June 3 (Kings birthday?) Patients start to roll in about 2 AM. I get them a can of hot tea from the Y.M.C.A + start in to