Easter Sunday

Beautiful day, but I was on duty all day. My mates went for a long walk in afternoon, and I was on my own. Several German Taubes came over, and one dropped a bomb about 10 yards from the dug-out, right in centre of the triangle. I heard it swish through the air, and hopped inside the dug-out, but it fell into soft ground and did not explode.

Two of our chaps shifted to B208 and one to Frise, so now there are are only 3 at B209, and I am senior.

Nothing much about to-day. Rather wet weather so we stopped in, in the dry.

Several trains of ballast up during day and night. Heard our boys have had another big haul of German prisoners.

Our station has grown so big they have sent another yardmaster and shunter to help. Therefore, there is a yardmaster, signalman and shunter on day and nights. Up to the present, the signalman has had to do the lot by himself.

Very heavy fall of snow and cold wind. Broad Gauge has now reached and passed our dug-out. Erected a tent at B208 in ten minutes.

During shunting at night, 4 German Taubes came right over us, and our people started shelling them. Consequently, shrapnel was flying in all directions and we had to take shelter in our dug-out. A bomb was dropped a few hundred feet away.

Out repairing the telephone wires in morning. Quiet practically all day. One or two trains of ballast up.

B213 shifted to Frise. We are now the nearest to the trenches Line cut outside our dug-out at 2.10pm. Had a good sleep in afternoon, nothing else to do.

Very busy still with ballast for Broad Gauge. About 2 hours sleep only at night.