Page 7 - August 22nd

Thursday 22^nd Aug dawned upon us rather roughly as we were aroused from our peaceful slumbers at 3:15am & revellie (sic) was played at 3:30. Breakfast at 4 & the Battⁿ moved off at 5:30 to go into the line. The band & a few more were left behind to clean camp etc. After a lot of messing about they decided to keave us here so we settled down & salvaged a lot of stuff to send to the boys to build bivvies. Two of our band boys were wounded today & are now away - perhaps in Blighty. Some stunt on last night. Glorious warm day but plenty hard work.

The 'stunt' was the commencement of the 2^nd Battle of Albert, from the night of the 21.8.18 to 23.8.18, where a combined Allied force took back much territory and captured about 3000 German prisoners. The first major battle involving the American forces.

Tuesday 22 ^nd Aug saw me up fairly early. Sister arrived home from her road trip last night, full of stories about her travels to Townsville and back. Today, Mum D to the doctor then down to the pharmacy to get her prescriptions into safe keeping so that confusion doesn't reign. Then, back to Brisbane to tend to Mrs D who is still rather unwell.