Continuing the diary of Cpl John Sangway, dispatch rider. John and his unit had been resting for a fortnight, their first in months, at Bryas. The German offensives were just about played out and soon the Allies would be hitting back:

Rest “fini”. Pack & report in 3 hours! Return to D_*. Hades!!

*Duisans, near Arras, which had been their base throughout 1918. XVII Corps relieved the Canadian Corps the following day.