June 29th

Had to appear before the C.O on a charge of losing by neglect one respirator ‘admonished’. Left about 8pm to take over trenches. I with one man in charge of a load of sandbags and what a journey we had; all went well until we got beyond Ypres when we were shelled; the second shell skimming the top of our wagon causing the horses to bolt on a road full of shell holes; how the wagons managed to keep on their wheels I don’t know.