Up at 6.30. Busy as usual. My turn off at night. Went to the Y M service by Amiss†. Enjoyed it very much. Good singing and good hymns. Watched the Germans shell an observation balloon and the observers go down in their two parachutes.

Fritz¹ shelled heavily at night and did some damage.

1. Fritz: a name given to German troops by the British and others in the First and Second World Wars. ↩