Fine. Working Party found again as on 29^th

Fine. Working Party found again as for yesterday.

Colonel Poole left for England to take over a Brigade at 11 am. Band of 12^th Field Ambulance played him off. Major G.N.B.Forster took over command of the Battalion.

Working parties of 200 men found by Battalion for work on 3^rd line Trenches

Battalion was paraded at 10 am. for Colonel A.J.Poole to bid them farewell & he said he thanked all ranks for the hearty support he had received during his tenure of Command & looked on his promotion not as a compliment to himself but as a compliment to the Regiment.

Rest. Men clean up.

A good deal of German Shelling during the morning. Germans fired Trench Mortar Bombs between 3 & 4 pm. A wire was received from Lieut. General T.D.O. Snow with greetings to the 4^th Division this the first anniversary of battle of LE CATEAU. Continue reading →

Fine & warm. Very quiet day. No shelling on either side. 2^nd Essex Regt. Came in on our left. Work continued on Trenches.

Fine & warm. Quiet day. German snipers active at night.

German Guns & Trench Mortars busy on ‘D’ Coys Trench but did little damage.

Work done on communication trenches.

Fine day. Church Parade in SALLE DE UNION at 9 am. Relieved 2^nd R.Dublin Fus. In trenches at 9 pm. Relief completed by 11 pm. B & D Coys front line, ‘C’ in Support, ‘A’ in reserve.