Fine sunny day. Aircraft active on both sides. Relieved 2nd R.DUB.FUS. in trenches at night. Quiet relief, no casualties.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
30 Mar. BIENVILLERS
Beautiful day. Working Parties as usual. Enemy shelled football ground in rear of village when match was in progress but they were all “Dud” ones.
29 Mar. BIENVILLERS
Fine sunny morning. Snow in afternoon. Working parties found as usual. Dark cold night.
28 Mar. BIENVILLERS
Fine morning, rain in afternoon. Village shelled a little. Usual Working Parties for R.E. found Battalion. Very dark night.
27 Mar. BIENVILLERS
Battalion found usual Working Parties for R.E. Bathing parades & issuing of clean clothes. Village shelled by Field Guns in early morning. Draft of 27 found from Base.
26 Mar. BIENVILLERS
Battalion cleaning up. Village shelled with Field Guns in afternoon. Working Parties found under R.E.
25 Mar. Trenches – MONCHY
Fairly Quiet day. A few Field Gun Shells sent at our front line in the evening – no damage. Battalion relieved by 2nd R.DUB.FUS at 7.30 pm & marched back to Bienvillers – very dark night.
24 Mar. Trenches – MONCHY
Snowing & very cold. Coys. Working on Trenches. We fired several Rifle Grenades into German Trenches & enemy retaliated with same. Enemy snipers active at night. 6 men joined from Base.
23 Mar. Trenches – MONCHY
Snowed and very cold. Trenches in a very wet state. H.Q. Trench shelled in evening, no damage. Enemy shelled our front line in afternoon. Coys. Working on trenches – SHELL ST. cleaned & new dump started on. Cold frosty night.
22 Mar. Trenches – MONCHY
Cold fine day. Work carried on of improving trenches. Very little shelling. Snipers inactive. First appearance of a “Trench Prawn” fired by enemy. Dark night.