hospital now being run in the field for walking cases I am to be a dresser. hang around for half an hour or so & then sent back to Quarries until the 24th having my supper at 4.30 when that idiot of a R.S.M calls me up from my dugout to do half an hours ration guard, no gasmask puttees or great coat. it turns out to be 12½ hours fearful hard work & as my worst night up to now, We have to put in a supply of reserve rations into the chateau at Courcelette. Road down by the tank blocked up, we yank an ammunition limber & a waggon out of shell holes & clear a way for our stone boats to carry the rations down to Mc’Inorville, this road is under full three feet of mud & I slide into many shell holes, Get commandeered at Mc’Inorville to carry out a patient to Bells Pit. very Hard trip. at Bells Pit we hear of a fellow hit away up on the Bapaume Rd. when we find him a good ½ mile from the pit he is either
