Saturday, November 21, 2015

Wednesday 17th November


Shelled morning.  Censored letters and slept in dugout 7-11.  Todd buried at 6.30.  Quite dark.  Then Mess.  Then Balme, James and Lisle went to hospital.  Fearful storm at 7.50.  Retired to dugout.  Water poured in 3 ins deep.  Tremendous storm.  7.30 slept.  8.15 heavy firing and alarm.  Ran or slid to Number 6 post.  Really feeling nervous as I thought by volume of fire Turks had captured our trenches.  Bedford post came in and we ordered to take patrol out instead.  Trenches quagmire.  Shifted blankets to rest camp, dry but worse, so came back and slept in wet 3-5, took 2 men out patrol, crawled through mire and aimed at Bulgar’s Crest but followed by and met patrol.  Having squitters.  Joined by 2 men at B.P.  Slept till 7 and till on duty again.

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