relieved the 60th Brigade. All the troops of the Division were now very tired & required a rest. They had fought a battle on the 20th & had suffered heavy casualties. Between that date & the 30th they had to make new lines of trenches & had no protection from the weather which was cold & wet. In addition their forward position were under heavy shell fire. In spite of this whenever I saw them they were most cheerful & willing but there were no other troops at hand to relieve us. Bourlon Wood had been captured to the north but Bourlon village was still in the hands of the enemy. Considerable movement had been observed during the last few days behind the enemies [sic] lines but this pointed to a relief of the German Divisions which had been taking part in the fight.