Dull day. HOUPLINES bombarded heavily all day. Germans firing volleys in afternoon & attacked “C” Coy [Company] in evening but attack was held off. Heavy rain in afternoon, trenches almost impassable. Lieut RENNIE & 1 man killed 2 wounded.
The diary of Regimental Sergeant Major George Beck
First World War diaries 100 years from when they were written during campaigns on the Western Front
