Survey trenches 128-134 - Facing Messines 77 Page 77 September, 1915 Sunday 5 "On Top" survey of Fort Eberle.

Monday 6 Survey around Fort Eberle & Higginson Ave - Walk around in plain view of German trenches on Messines slope - too far for sniping and evidently not reckoned worth wasting a shot on Make plan in evening for the general & finish list of supplies Sgt. Murrough 'recuperating' Very little shelling today but heavy bombardment starts at 9 pm on our Fort Eberle heavily held by belts of barb wire. Gen. Leckie did not approve of our running our lines on top of the trenches "The Germans might shell you and register on our trench" - He didn't seem to worry about our fate Different to Turner. Allan Liner "Hesperian Torpedoed sinks while being towed into Queenston Harbour

Tuesday 7 Survey Front Line trenches 136-137 -- 4 'whizz-bangs' explode in front of parapet near us. Baxter gets struck with flying chunk of clay. 'Doc' Sutherland wounded - 6" shell ricochets in front of parapet, bounds from top, crashes through roof of Docs dugout, finally burying without exploding - 'Doc' struck on head by roofing timber -- Currently reported that the shell ricochetted off his cranium. 19-135 - Trench 131 heavily bombarded with whizz-bangs 1110 an. Shapnel fired at 136 1115 am Large working party heard to left of Le Petite Douve unloading steel-beams, driving stakes & dumping rubbish