10th September 1914

Crossed the MARNE at 7.30 am. Searched hill for wounded, came across a number of British dead scattered along the roadside, in the woods, up the hill and in the vinyards. WC.L.I (Cornwalls) badly cut up. Several abdominally wounded left all night where they fell. 600 Germans captured in village, numbers of German dead passed on the road. Passed deserted German guns and limbers, Engineers explosives etc wagons and many dead horses. 10 ambulance wagon loads of wounded collected. We buried 10.

GANDELU passed in the evening, rested ½ hour by an inn on the seat outside, landlady’s husband at the war, shook hands and showed me her baby fille (?) her Belle fille, kindness to troops again.