F5534_Vol_2_0128

April 1917, Friday 20
Au Rietz
Fine and sunny. [with] Capt Brussell walked to ARRAS [about] 5 miles. Road not bad [crossing] that a few [dap] ago it was [...] [...start] [....lling]
Transport on roads appalling. [....] [....] in places the [traffic] in [stand.] [Amras] has been badly - [shelled] especially armmed the Cathedral - the latter is badly damaged. The [whole] roof [.....] in [parts] [and] [of the] walls. The [....] being in [c....ation] also destroyed to a great degree.
The part of town [farthest] from [ruins] [.....]. Full of [troops] and only very few [.....] [also] have remembered in [city] [able] [......]- [Hotel] on [Comerse] is running + [....] + [brosints]. [serveses] [...] tea. Also [Jamie Meets]. The whole in a light well [worth] seeing