2:35 to 3:15 am & 4:20 am. A most Hellish fiendish bombardment is in full swing during early hours. Neuville St. Vaast is heavily shelled with 8” & 5.9” shells. Machine gun fire appalling. Many fires reported at back of enemy lines.
Walter Draycott’s Great War Chronicle
North Vancouver Museum & Archives
2:35 to 3:15 am & 4:20 am. A most Hellish fiendish bombardment is in full swing during early hours. Neuville St. Vaast is heavily shelled with 8” & 5.9” shells. Machine gun fire appalling. Many fires reported at back of enemy lines.
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