Bright sunny day. Enemy shelled front line. Also a good many rifle grenades fired at us. No damage. Trenches greatly improved by Boards etc. Corporal Cusack killed between 8 & 9 trench.
31 Jan. Trenches – SUCRERIE – MAILLY
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Monthly Archives: January 2016
30 Jan. Trenches – SUCRERIE – MAILLY
German Artillery quiet. Our guns very active on front line. Bright day after foggy morning.
29 Jan. FORCEVILLE
Battalion relieved R.I. FUS. in trenches. Quiet relief. Dark night. Snipers very active. Trenches greatly improved.
28 Jan. FORCEVILLE
32nd Div. Report presence of Gas. Misty morning & damp. Working parties under R.E. & training parades. Rain at night.
27 Jan. FORCEFILLE
Working Parties under R.E. Training parades & Smoke Helmet Drill. 48th Division report Enemy using Gas on their front. Continue reading
26 Jan. FORCEVILLE
Inspections & fitting clothing. Clearing up generally. Fine day.
25 Jan. Trenches – Sucrerie MAILLY – MAILLET
Quiet day. Relieved by R.IRISH FUS. & relief completed by 9.30pm. Dark night. One man wounded during relief. Battalion marched to Billets at Forcefille.
24 Jan. Trenches – Sucrerie MAILLY – MAILLET
Enemy artillery busy. Foggy morning. Our front line No 8 Post badly damaged by shell fire. Dark night.
23 Jan. Trenches – Sucrerie MAILLY
Dull day. Enemy Artillery very active. Our Artillery shelled SERRE. Wet night Enemy snipers active. Continue reading
22 Jan. Trenches – Sucrerie MAILLY – MAILLET
2nd Lieut. Spencer killed in Wolf Trench. Bright sunny day. Artillery very active on both sides. Our Artillery bombarded SALIENT with Heavies & Field Guns. Enemy retaliated on our front line & on Sucrerie. 2nd Lieut. Sharpe wounded.