Men bathing & clean clothes issued. Moved into clean billets at Brewery at ARMENTIERES.
Monthly Archives: November 2014
19th November: NIEPPE
Snow in morning. Men resting. Battalion is now in Divisional Reserve.
18th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
Fine morning. Frosty & cold. Remainder of Battalion relieved at night by LEINSTER REGT & went into billets at NIEPPE. Everyone glad to be out of the trenches after 32 days.
17th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
Fine morning. Very cold. Quiet day. “C” Coy & ½ of “D” Coy relieved at night by Argyle & Sutherland Highldrs & went to Nieppe. 1 casualty. Quiet night. Frosty.
16th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
Rain all morning. Quiet day. Little Shelling and Sniping. No casualties.
15th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
Snow and rain all day. Very miserable. Trenches very bad. Quiet day and night. No casualties.
14th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
Quiet morning. Very cold. Showery. Quiet day. Little shelling. Lieut BRISCOE went sick.
13th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
Shelling incessant all day. Regt Hd Qrs [Regimental Headquarters] shelled. Heavy rain. Discomfort indescribable. 4 wounded.
12th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
HOUPLINES shelled heavily again all day. Trenches shelled in afternoon. 1 killed 4 wounded.
11th November: Trenches – HOUPLINES
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.