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Friday Mar 23. Did not get much sleep Stretcher case to Caberet rouge directly after breakfast, chicken & toast Capt Gordon called at relay yesterday & was surprised we were half starved, now a big improvement in the grub. Quite a lot of iron in the air round us. Meet Bert & Killjoy in the valley taking out a patient, Heavy shelling Green envelope to my chum, full of groans & grumbles I am afraid.

Killjoy & Bert (not Killjoys turn) take a walker down at 2.30 PM & do not return to R.A.P. relieved at 6 P.M. Sat Mar 24. fatigue in dugouts. Killjoy & I take out a walker via 130 trench etc.

I am writing before I make trip have a long letter half written to leave on my return Dugdale is pinched about letter writing & for a month our unit has no green envelopes & can only send one letter a week R.S.O. Abraham gets Parkien to censor mine in a white envelope - pretty poor envelope - Get a letter & paper from Belle after I am in