Saturday, November 21, 2015

Tuesday 16th November


Long remembered day.  Felt rotten all morning.  Then took black pills at lunch.  Hoped to get off duty but another officer to hospital so pulled myself together and went in trenches 2-5 with working party.  Heaviest shelling so far.  Dust of bullets very near in trench.  Made men take cover.  50 shells in half an hour.  Todd, my servant killed.  Splendid fellow.  Great loss to all.  More fatigue at night.  Every man taken on duty 7-9 and 1-3.  Very tired (opium pill made me sleepy) but feel better.

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