8th September 1914

 Wake at 4.20 am, at 4.40 splendid sunrise, beautiful effect through trees. Saw 65 German prisoners who seem little sorry to be with us. Pass near the front of our 4.7. Lay on baggage wagon. Rather uncomfortable but much better than lying in field which was very wet. Bivouac near SAACY-sur-MARNE in field under apple tree. No. 15 Field Ambulance take a number of German prisoners.

9th September 1914

Turn into field at SAACY. Ambulance bearers turn out, gun fire all round us. German aeroplanes fired at by artillery, 11 rounds but without effect. The balls of smoke from each round hung in the sky and could be clearly counted. Bivouac at 3.20 am.

The 60 lb guns in the field next to us, had just commenced to change the direction of their fire when an aeroplane suddenly descended after the first shot to inform the officer i/c that the shell went over our own troops and thus averted, in the nick of, time, serious consequences to our own troops.